Is Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets stand out
The 2 things Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Jacques: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets.
Who lives here
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
51median age
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.9%, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
Saint-Jacques-des-GuéretsLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. 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
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2025, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets is Église Saint-Jacques.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets, 15.9%, runs above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income is €23,980 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving97%
Public transport3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets, 0 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets is a commune of 99 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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
Population
99 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
INSEE code
41215
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
