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1,764 people live in this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Where it does best is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment. Schools lag: brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,784/m² takes 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Claude-de-Diray 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 Saint-Claude-de-Diray 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.
Saint-Claude-de-Diray has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Claude-de-Diray does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Claude-de-Diray as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vincent, in Cour-sur-Loire, 2.6 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Claude-de-Diray is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Claude-de-Diray.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 118 residents of Saint-Claude-de-Diray died, against 173 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer. 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. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Claude-de-Diray have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one. The brevet pass rate near Saint-Claude-de-Diray is 85.0%, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel CarnéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.62/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.88/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,737/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
17% are under 15, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Claude-de-Diray | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €29,030 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Claude-de-Diray. Best known first.
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Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Claude-de-Diray is a commune of 1,764 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Claude-de-Diray | 1,764 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 2.6 | C | B− | C | C− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 3 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,386 | 4.1 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 4.3 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 4.7 | — | B | — | B− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 5.1 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Claude-de-Diray 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 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Claude-de-Diray grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.