Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, this town has 63 residents.
Roches isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 11% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Roches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Roches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château de Talcy, in Talcy, 1.7 mi away.
79% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Gardens and other places to visit in and near Roches. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roches.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Roches | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 17.9% of working residents in Roches at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month. Roches recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Roches is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roches yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roches | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mer | 6,250 | 7 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Beaugency Loiret | 8,024 | 8.3 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 9.1 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Beauce la Romaine | 3,341 | 9.6 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Lailly-en-Val Loiret | 3,101 | 11 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Meung-sur-Loire Loiret | 6,670 | 12 | A | B | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Roches is a commune of 63 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.