Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Le Controis-en-Sologne grades B+ overall and ranks #8 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. Set against the rest, it does better than 72% of compared French towns. Pupils here do better than most: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C): an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 18.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 40% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Le Controis-en-Sologne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Controis-en-Sologne.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Controis-en-Sologne than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.40/m² a month
€1,579/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,579/m², comes from 243 sales of houses and apartments in Le Controis-en-Sologne from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 99% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Controis-en-Sologne€1,579/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,577/m²
240
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €11.25/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Le Controis-en-Sologne sees more crime than 68% of compared French towns
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Le Controis-en-Sologne (2025). In 2025, 214 offenses were recorded here. This Loir-et-Cher town has 4,050 jobs for 2,800 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage56
Burglary44
Vehicle theft38
Other physical violence26
Theft from vehicles23
Family violence19
Sexual violence8
Fraud53
Theft without violence41
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
214
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Only 7.2% of commuters in Le Controis-en-Sologne go to work without a car, fewer than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €24,980 a year per consumption unit. 3.8% of Le Controis-en-Sologne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
4,050
jobs based in Le Controis-en-Sologne, 1.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Le Controis-en-Sologne hold a degree than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
46.3median age
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
Le Controis-en-SologneLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
Old homes shape Le Controis-en-Sologne: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Le Controis-en-Sologne has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Le Controis-en-Sologne’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 55% of compared French towns
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (73 places) counts its residents as Le Controis-en-Sologne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 835 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 811, 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Le Controis-en-Sologne is Centre hospitalier, 11.8 mi away. At birth, a girl in Loir-et-Cher can expect 85.2 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Le Controis-en-Sologne · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Edmond Brossard: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Robert Mauger: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
About Le Controis-en-Sologne
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Controis-en-Sologne is a commune of 6,860 people in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis. 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
Population
6,860 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
38.8 sq mi (100.6 km²)
INSEE code
41059
Le Controis-en-Sologne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Controis-en-Sologne
Is Le Controis-en-Sologne safe?
It grades C for safety, #14 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Controis-en-Sologne good?
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns and #2 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Controis-en-Sologne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,579/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Controis-en-Sologne grades A for cost of living.
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.
