Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 175 people live in this town, in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Les Hayes out for now. Second homes make up a quarter of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Les Hayes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Hayes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré de Croixval, in Ternay, 1.8 mi away.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Hayes.
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: 36% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Les Hayes | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Les Hayes, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income is €28,660 a year per consumption unit. 14.6% of Les Hayes’ 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.
Les Hayes recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Hayes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Les Hayes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Hayes | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 5.4 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 9.6 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Monnaie Indre-et-Loire | 4,833 | 14 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 15 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 15 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 16 | A | A− | B | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Les Hayes is a commune of 175 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
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.