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Population 3,180: a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Jobs & income is its strong suit: 1 job per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. Its schools fall short: bac results 1.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.6 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,938/m² takes 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». Overall, that makes an A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #6 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt 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.
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The 3 things Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
"Pont Saint-Michel et ponts sur le Cosson dits "chastrés" ou "chartrains"": Photo: Tilvaro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 284 residents of Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt died, against 371 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. Average lifespans in Loir-et-Cher: 85.2 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 2 GPs practise here.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
1,200 jobs are based in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, for 1,200 working residents (1 per worker). Unemployment stood at 7.8%, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.6% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). 30% of residents have reached 65.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 418 candidates at 4 lycées. The closest collège is 1.1 mi off. On school results, the town ranks #8 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blois-VienneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 85%−6 pts |
| Lycée privé Notre-Dame des Aydes PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 162 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège François RabelaisBest against expectations: 14 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 68%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 5.6%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.23/m² a month, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.48/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 107 homes in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,942/m² | 103 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt was burglary (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 18.6. Over 2025, Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt logged 67 recorded offenses.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence and sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Blois3.1 km northwest, in Blois
AttractionChâteau de Beauregard3.7 km southeast, in Cellettes
MuseumMaison de la Magie3 km northwest, in Blois
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Blois3 km northwest, in Blois
MuseumLa Fondation du doute3.5 km northwest, in BloisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is a commune of 3,180 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | — | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 1.7 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 2.5 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 3.1 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Cellettes | 2,715 | 3.2 | — | B | — | A− |
| Chailles | 2,726 | 3.4 | A | B | B+ | B+ |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,386 | 4.4 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #9 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns and #8 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. 98% of 162 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Notre-Dame des Aydes in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt grades B− 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 9, 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.