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Population 291: a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Lestiou is too small for the grades other French towns get. 10% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Lestiou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lestiou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre du Vert-Galant ou du Ver-Valland, in Tavers, 2.3 mi away.
40% 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 Lestiou.
18% of residents are 65 or over, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. Lestiou has a median age of 45.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lestiou | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €27,930 a year per consumption unit. Lestiou has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 5.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 91%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Lestiou from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lestiou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lestiou.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lestiou | 291 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 1.8 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Beaugency Loiret | 8,024 | 3.8 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Mer | 6,250 | 4.3 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Lailly-en-Val Loiret | 3,101 | 4.9 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Meung-sur-Loire Loiret | 6,670 | 8.4 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Cléry-Saint-André Loiret | 3,596 | 10 | — | B | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Lestiou is a commune of 291 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
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 October 30, 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.