Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 671 residents and lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Maves isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
Maves has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Charles Turpin, born in 1747, is the one person born in Maves before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maves.
8.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here. Among adults, 22% have a degree.
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Maves | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Maves has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Maves has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,340 a year.
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.
Maves recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Maves has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Moulin à vent: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Maves.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maves | 671 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mer | 6,250 | 7.3 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 8.3 | — | B | — | B− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 9 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 11 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 11 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 11 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Maves is a commune of 671 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 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.