Homes are affordable (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add jobs & income to its strengths (B+) — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Naveil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Naveil with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Naveil.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Naveil’s ages would predict, 111 per 100 expected, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Naveil can choose among 3 GPs. At birth, a girl in Loir-et-Cher can expect 85.2 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 253 residents of Naveil died, against 229 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more.
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Naveil · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.91/m² a month, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 71 homes were sold in Naveil. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.34/m² a month.
€1,679/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Naveil€1,679/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,651/m²
65
€9.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.01 to €12.25/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Naveil, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Naveil is Deux polissoirs de Mondétour. Protection here reaches back to prehistory. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 5.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Naveil, 94.1% passed the bac, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (92.8%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.6 mi away.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
The under-15s are 17% of the population here. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of residents.
48median age
NaveilLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Naveil has lower unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%
The median disposable income was €27,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.0% of Naveil’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
600
jobs based in Naveil, 0.7 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Naveil
Is Naveil safe?
Naveil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Naveil good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. 97% of 298 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ronsard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Naveil expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Naveil grades A− for cost of living.
About Naveil
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Naveil is a commune of 2,442 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires 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
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.
