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With 330 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Laurent-des-Bois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Laurent-des-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Laurent-des-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Lorges, 3.1 mi away.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Laurent-des-Bois 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-Laurent-des-Bois.
19% are under 15, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. At 43.8, the median resident of Saint-Laurent-des-Bois sits in the middle of the age range.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Laurent-des-Bois | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.2% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €26,290 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Saint-Laurent-des-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Saint-Laurent-des-Bois recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Laurent-des-Bois yet.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Laurent-des-Bois is a commune of 330 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du 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
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-Laurent-des-Bois | 330 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beauce la Romaine | 3,341 | 5.4 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Beaugency Loiret | 8,024 | 9.5 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Mer | 6,250 | 11 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Meung-sur-Loire Loiret | 6,670 | 11 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 12 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Lailly-en-Val Loiret | 3,101 | 12 | A− | A− | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.