There are no grades for Lavardin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes. 42% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lavardin stand out
The 2 things Lavardin does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavardin.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Lavardin than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are under 15
People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.3% of the town. 34% of adults hold a degree.
60.2median age
LavardinLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Lavardin keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 4 of the 6, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Lavardin is Église Saint-Genest. The town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Lavardin are out of work than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.0%
Public transport took 4.2% of Lavardin’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Lavardin didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income was €25,600 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Lavardin, 0.3 per working resident
3.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Lavardin costs less than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.79/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.62/m² a month. Sales in Lavardin from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses.
€8.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Lavardin€8.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.12/m² a month)
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Vestiges du château: Photo: GIRAUD Patrick · CC BY 2.5 · Maison dite de Florent Tissart: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison gothique: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont sur le Loir: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Lavardin
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lavardin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lavardin
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Lavardin is a commune of 179 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires 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
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.
