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MenarsLoir-et-Cher

The town has 609 residents and lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

609

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.62

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€30,550

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Menars a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Menars falls below the line for grades. Over-65s are 28% of the population.

What makes Menars stand out

The one thing Menars does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 49.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Classé · Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0

Menars’ story

Menars in pictures

Menars has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph de Riquet de Caraman, born in 1836, is the one person born in Menars before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Nearby attractions

Château de Menars and 6 more in and around Menars

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Menars. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menarsin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Denis-sur-Loire2.2 km southwest, in Saint-Denis-sur-Loire ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cour-sur-Loire1.8 km northeast, in Cour-sur-Loire ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montlivault2.8 km east, in Montlivault ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nozieux2 km southeast, in Saint-Claude-de-Diray AttractionAttractionFontaine Brouat, lavoir du XIXe.2.6 km east, in Montlivault

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menars.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Menars than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 42% of adults

The 15-to-24 age group: 6.4%, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Children are 16% of the town.

49.6median age

MenarsLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Loir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education42%

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 Menars
	Menars	Loir-et-Cher median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	6.4%	8.9%	11%
25–44	24%	19%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	28%	30%	22%
No diploma	10%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	42%	24%	30%

Full pageMenars’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.6 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Menars?”

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

History

Menars keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

17th c.

oldest protected part

1949

first monument protected

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Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Menars?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Menars run higher than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns: a median €30,550 a year per consumption unit

5.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.9% of commuters at the census. 200 jobs are based in Menars, for 300 working residents (0.6 per worker).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Bicycle3%

On foot3%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

200

jobs based in Menars, 0.6 per working resident

5.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€30,550

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€30,550 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Menars is €10.62/m² a month

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

Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Menars recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Menars€10.62/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²

€10.62/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €13.58/m² a month)

€8.92/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.62/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Menars

12pages on Menars

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 4.2 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors6% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Menars has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Église Saint-VincentChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Cour-sur-Loire, 1.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-ChristopheChurch · 9th–15th c. · in Suèvres, 3.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-DyéChurch · 11th–17th c. · in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, 4 mi

Classé

Basilique Notre-Dame de la TrinitéChurch · 20th c. · in Blois, 4.4 mi

Famous people from Menars

One notable person was born in Menars.

Their page →

Joseph de Riquet de CaramanBelgian politician (1836-1892)

Menars’ 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 →

La Chaussée-Saint-VictorVineuilVillebarouBloisSaint-Gervais-la-ForêtMont-près-ChambordMenars

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Menars	609	—	—	—	—	—
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor	4,471	3	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻
Vineuil	8,064	4	C	B⁻	C	C⁻
Villebarou	2,584	4	—	B	—	B⁻
Blois	47,219	5.4	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	3,180	5.6	A⁻	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻
Mont-près-Chambord	3,386	6.1	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Menars

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

Menars is a commune of 609 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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: 609 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys»
Département: Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code: 41134

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.