Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 204 people, lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Fontenelle out for now. Second homes make up 30% of its housing.
The one thing La Fontenelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Fontenelle, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Fontenelle.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Fontenelle | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Fontenelle, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, La Fontenelle counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,490 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 9.4% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in La Fontenelle: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
La Fontenelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Loup-Saint-Gilles: Photo: Seraphin M · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Fontenelle yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fontenelle | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir | 3,609 | 6.6 | B | A | A− | C− |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 12 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Brou Eure-et-Loir | 3,230 | 13 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Vibraye Sarthe | 2,523 | 13 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir | 12,830 | 15 | B+ | A− | D | B |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 16 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
La Fontenelle is a commune of 204 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut Vendômois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.