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The town, home to 300 people, lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Les Roches-l'Évêque a good place to live?

Les Roches-l'Évêque is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.

What makes Les Roches-l'Évêque stand out

The one thing Les Roches-l'Évêque does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Almyr
Église Saint-Almyr · Inscrit · Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0
Les Roches-l'Évêque’s story

Les Roches-l'Évêque in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Roches-l'Évêque counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1943.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1943First protected: Chapelle rupestre Saint-Gervais
  • 1971Most recently protected: Église Saint-Almyr
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Roches-l'Évêque counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Almyr: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Roches-l'Évêque.

History

Les Roches-l'Évêque keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Les Roches-l'Évêque is Chapelle rupestre Saint-Gervais. On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Roches-l'Évêque counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1943
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Les Roches-l'Évêque are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns

48.5median age

13% are under 15, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 20% of the population. Ages in Les Roches-l'Évêque split evenly at 48.5: half are older, half younger.

Les Roches-l'ÉvêqueLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Roches-l'Évêque
Les Roches-l'ÉvêqueLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–246.7%8.9%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Les Roches-l'Évêque, 13.4%, runs above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 5.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Les Roches-l'Évêque holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €23,080 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Les Roches-l'Évêque, 0.3 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points below the expected rate

79.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Les Roches-l'Évêque79.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Clément JanequinNearest collègeCollègeCollège8579%−11 pts
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Les Roches-l'Évêque costs less than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.61/m² a month

€8.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Les Roches-l'Évêque from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Roches-l'Évêque€8.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.53/m² a month)
€6.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Roches-l'Évêque

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Nearby attractions

Abbaye de la Virginité and 8 more in and around Les Roches-l'Évêque

Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Les Roches-l'Évêque. Best known first.

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Famous people from Les Roches-l'Évêque

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About Les Roches-l'Évêque

Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Les Roches-l'Évêque is a commune of 300 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

Population
300 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
INSEE code
41192

Les Roches-l'Évêque’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loir-et-Cher →
Montoire-sur-le-LoirVendômeSaint-OuenSaint-CalaisChâteau-RenaultMontoire-sur-le-LoirVendômeSaint-OuenSaint-CalaisChâteau-RenaultLes Roches-l'Évêque
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Roches-l'Évêque300—————
Montoire-sur-le-Loir3,6462.4B+ABB
Vendôme15,7587.8B−BC−A−
Saint-Ouen3,0418.6AA−BA+
Saint-Calais Sarthe2,94812BA+CC+
Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire4,39213C−AD−C+

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.