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A town of 654 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Baccon a good place to live?

Baccon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de la Touanne
Château de la Touanne · Inscrit · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Baccon’s story

Baccon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Baccon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1970First protected: Château de la Touanne
  • 1980Most recently protected: Tumulus n° 10
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baccon.

Who lives here

Baccon is a graduates’ town: 38% hold a degree, more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns

Baccon sits above both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.

42.8median age
BacconLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Baccon
BacconLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–249.9%10%11%
25–4425%23%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma9.5%21%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education38%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Baccon: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Baccon above both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Baccon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Baccon is Dolmen dit de la Mouïse.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Baccon run higher than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,420 a year per consumption unit

On this, Baccon is above both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 6.2%. Baccon has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Baccon, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Baccon than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.60/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Baccon comes below both Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Baccon€9.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loiret median€11.99/m²
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €12.03/m² a month)
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Baccon

12pages on Baccon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Baccon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Famous people from Baccon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Baccon yet.

How we find them →

Baccon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loiret →
Meung-sur-LoireBeauce la RomaineSaint-AyChaingyCléry-Saint-AndréBeaugencyMeung-sur-LoireBeauce la RomaineSaint-AyChaingyCléry-Saint-AndréBeaugencyBaccon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Baccon654—————
Meung-sur-Loire6,6705.2ABB−B−
Beauce la Romaine Loir-et-Cher3,3415.7—A+—B−
Saint-Ay3,7666.1A+BA−A−
Chaingy4,1166.9B+CA+B+
Cléry-Saint-André3,5967.6—B—A
Beaugency8,0247.7A−B+B−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Baccon

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Baccon is a commune of 654 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

Population
654 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
12.8 sq mi (33 km²)
INSEE code
45019

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 October 30, 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.