Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 412 people, lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Lignières has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
The one thing Lignières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lignières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lignières.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lignières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
16% are under 15, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.5% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lignières | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,350 a year per consumption unit. For its 200 residents in work, Lignières has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.2% of commuters 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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.26/m² a month. The market in Lignières: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lignières. Best known first.
Lignières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lignières yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignières | 412 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 6.6 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 7.7 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 9.7 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Beauce la Romaine | 3,341 | 16 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir | 12,830 | 16 | B+ | A− | D | B |
| Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir | 3,609 | 17 | B | A | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Lignières is a commune of 412 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
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.