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359 residents make their home in this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Lorges is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews young: only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Lorges does most differently from other towns.
Lorges has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1906.
42% 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 Lorges.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Typical age in Lorges: 38.6, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lorges | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
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Lorges has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Martin. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €24,840 a year per consumption unit, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stood at 10.1%, near both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The market in Lorges: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.65/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Lorges has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
One notable person was born in Lorges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorges | 359 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaugency Loiret | 8,024 | 6.2 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Mer | 6,250 | 7 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 8 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Beauce la Romaine | 3,341 | 8.6 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Lailly-en-Val Loiret | 3,101 | 9.1 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Meung-sur-Loire Loiret | 6,670 | 9.5 | A | B | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Lorges is a commune of 359 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.