Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is jobs & income: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Second homes make up 21% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Viâtre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Viâtre 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.
Église Saint-Viâtre: Photo: Vincent4145 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Viâtre.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Saint-Viâtre costs less than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.26/m² a month
€1,411/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
38 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Viâtre, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,411/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 38 homes were sold in the town.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Viâtre€1,411/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,411/m²
38
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.69 to €10.20/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Viâtre are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
52.2median age
Over-65s are 30% of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Also worth knowing: nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree.
Saint-ViâtreLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Saint-Viâtre, 94 per 100, but more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 130 deaths in Saint-Viâtre from 2016 to 2025; there were 122, 6% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Viâtre is Ch Romorantin Lanthenay, 14.6 mi away. There is one general practitioner locally. Life expectancy at birth in Loir-et-Cher is 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Viâtre · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Romorantin Lanthenay
14.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Romorantin Lanthenay
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Saint-Viâtre, 7.8%, runs below Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
8.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 8.3% of working residents in Saint-Viâtre didn’t travel to work at all. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,200 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
200
jobs based in Saint-Viâtre, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Viâtre keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2006, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Viâtre, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2006
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Saint-Viâtre is a commune of 1,180 people in the Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs. 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
1,180 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
38.5 sq mi (99.7 km²)
INSEE code
41231
Saint-Viâtre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Viâtre
Is Saint-Viâtre safe?
Saint-Viâtre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Viâtre expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,411/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Viâtre grades A for cost of living.
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.
