Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 354 people live in this town, in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Loup falls below the line for grades. One in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Loup does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Loup has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1906.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Loup.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Loup is Église Saint-Loup. The protected list starts in the 12th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 24% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Loup | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,390 a year per consumption unit, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 11.2%. At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Saint-Loup 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Saint-Loup.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Loup has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Loup: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Loup yet.
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-Loup | 354 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher | 2,678 | 4.2 | B | A | A− | D |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay | 18,373 | 7.9 | C− | B+ | C | C− |
| Chabris Indre | 2,740 | 8.7 | — | A | — | C |
| Vierzon Cher | 25,068 | 11 | C | A | D | C− |
| Méreau Cher | 2,632 | 11 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Selles-sur-Cher | 4,184 | 13 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Loup is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté de communes du Romorantinais et du Monestois. 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
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 4, 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.