Cost of living is its strong suit (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Pontlevoy 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 Pontlevoy 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 Pontlevoy.
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Pontlevoy costs less than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,428/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.09/m² a month, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.59/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,428/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pontlevoy€1,428/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,436/m²
57
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €13.74/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Pontlevoy earns a C+ for jobs & income
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,170 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents in Pontlevoy at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
500
jobs based in Pontlevoy, 0.7 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Pontlevoy sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 186 residents of Pontlevoy died, against 200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Pontlevoy is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 12.5 mi away. In Loir-et-Cher, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Pontlevoy can choose among 4 GPs.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Pontlevoy · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
15.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, higher than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and near compared French towns (11%). 26% of residents are 65 or over. Ages in Pontlevoy split evenly at 49.3: half are older, half younger.
49.3median age
PontlevoyLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
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
History
Pontlevoy keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Pontlevoy is Ancienne abbaye ou ancien collège. On the Culture ministry’s list, Pontlevoy counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pontlevoy
Is Pontlevoy safe?
Pontlevoy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Pontlevoy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pontlevoy grades A− for cost of living.
About Pontlevoy
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Pontlevoy is a commune of 1,556 people in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis. 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.
