Overall, Saint-Laurent-Nouan earns an A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #5 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. It does especially well on cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. What holds it back is safety — an average of 9.1 recorded violent incidents and 14.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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-Laurent-Nouan 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-Laurent-Nouan.
HousingCost of living A−
The median sale price of homes in Saint-Laurent-Nouan is €1,585/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.60/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 96% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €9.99/m² a month.
€1,585/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-Nouan€1,585/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,625/m²
108
€10.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.56 to €13.14/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Laurent-Nouan ranks above 61% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Of the graded crimes in Saint-Laurent-Nouan, family violence came up most often (2025). Recorded offenses in the town came to 88 in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Laurent-Nouan (2,650 to 1,850): it draws people in from around.
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence20
Criminal damage20
Other physical violence13
Sexual violence12
Burglary8
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft7
Fraud27
Theft without violence10
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.
9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
88
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth C+
Saint-Laurent-Nouan sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Saint-Laurent-Nouan. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Laurent-Nouan is Centre hospitalier, 14.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 554 residents of Saint-Laurent-Nouan died, against 418 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. In Loir-et-Cher, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw133
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Laurent-Nouan · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
13.5 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
The median disposable income in Saint-Laurent-Nouan is €27,040 a year per consumption unit, against €24,980 in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,650
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-Nouan, 1.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Laurent-Nouan has fewer older residents than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 21% are 65 or over
18% of residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%). Saint-Laurent-Nouan has a median age of 44.2 years.
44.2median age
Saint-Laurent-NouanLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Laurent-Nouan
Is Saint-Laurent-Nouan safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #13 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Laurent-Nouan good?
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns and #2 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Laurent-Nouan expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-Nouan grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Laurent-Nouan
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Laurent-Nouan is a commune of 4,236 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.
