Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 29% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability. 13% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire 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-Dyé-sur-Loire 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 Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire run below what its ages would predict: 66 per 100 expected, fewer than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Loir-et-Cher is 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 186 residents of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire died, against 190 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire is Centre hospitalier, 7.9 mi away.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Blois
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 31% have a degree. 30% of residents are 65 or over, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
50.1median age
Saint-Dyé-sur-LoireLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Dyé. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Since 1992, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire run higher than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: a median €27,890 a year per consumption unit
7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 7.6% are unemployed. Jobs located in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire: 150, for 500 residents in work (0.3 each).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, 0.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire
Is Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire safe?
Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire is a commune of 1,153 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
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.
