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A town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 57 people.
Le Plessis-l'Échelle has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Le Plessis-l'Échelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Plessis-l'Échelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château de Talcy, in Talcy, 3.1 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Plessis-l'Échelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Plessis-l'Échelle.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% of the town, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Le Plessis-l'Échelle has a median age of 57.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Le Plessis-l'Échelle | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 44% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 10.7% are unemployed. 8.0% of Le Plessis-l'Échelle’s working residents had no journey to work 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.
4 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Plessis-l'Échelle from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Plessis-l'Échelle yet.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Plessis-l'Échelle is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes Beauce Val de Loire. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-l'Échelle | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mer | 6,250 | 8.5 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Beauce la Romaine | 3,341 | 8.8 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Beaugency Loiret | 8,024 | 9.5 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 11 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Lailly-en-Val Loiret | 3,101 | 12 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Meung-sur-Loire Loiret | 6,670 | 13 | A | B | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.