Artenay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (C): an average of 11.4 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,721/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Beauce Loirétaine. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 5 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Artenay 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Artenay works better than 90% of compared French towns
At the census, 14.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Artenay has 1,400 jobs for 900 working residents, 1.6 per worker.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Artenay, 1.6 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Artenay records more crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 38 offenses in the graded categories in Artenay in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Artenay, family violence came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 14.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence14
Criminal damage13
Theft from vehicles11
Fraud13
Theft without violence11
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.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
38
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Artenay, 92 per 100, but more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Artenay, that is above both Loiret’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Artenay · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Oreliance Reine Blanche
9.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Oreliance Longues Allees
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Artenay keeps more of its old housing than Loiret or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Artenay sits above both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Artenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Artenay
Are schools in Artenay good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Artenay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,721/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.37/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Artenay grades B for cost of living.
About Artenay
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Artenay is a commune of 1,997 people in the Communauté de communes de la Beauce Loirétaine. 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.
