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Home to 201 people, this town lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Poislay is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things Le Poislay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Poislay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Le Poislay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Chaussepot: Photo: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Poislay.
18% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Le Poislay by age and the one in the middle is 54.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Le Poislay | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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 protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Poislay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €25,980 a year per consumption unit, close to both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.9% of Le Poislay’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.
The market in Le Poislay: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Poislay. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Poislay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Poislay is a commune of 201 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
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 Poislay | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir | 3,609 | 4.1 | B | A | A− | C− |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 10 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Brou Eure-et-Loir | 3,230 | 11 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir | 12,830 | 13 | B+ | A− | D | B |
| Vibraye Sarthe | 2,523 | 15 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Bonneval Eure-et-Loir | 4,868 | 17 | B+ | A− | C | 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 4, 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.