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Some 108 people live in this town, in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Les Essarts has none. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Les Essarts does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Essarts as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Possonnière, dit aussi Château de Ronsard, in Vallée-de-Ronsard, 1.4 mi away.
65% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Essarts 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 Les Essarts.
People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Line up the people of Les Essarts by age and the one in the middle is 49.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Les Essarts | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 14.3% of working residents in Les Essarts didn’t travel to work at all. Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) but below compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Les Essarts 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 Les Essarts yet.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Les Essarts is a commune of 108 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Essarts | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 7.1 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 13 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 13 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Montval-sur-Loir Sarthe | 5,641 | 14 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 17 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Monnaie Indre-et-Loire | 4,833 | 17 | A− | B | A− | 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.