Beaugency grades A− overall: better than 75% of compared French towns, and #16 of 43 in Loiret. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. At the median price of €1,730/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 des Terres du Val de Loire. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 59% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Beaugency 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 Beaugency.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Beaugency than in Loiret or compared French towns: 17 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Beaugency sits above both Loiret’s towns (2.7) and compared French towns (2.5) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 14 historic monuments in Beaugency: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Beaugency is Donjon quadrangulaire, dit Tour de César.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Beaugency sees fewer deaths than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Beaugency is below both Loiret’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 918 residents of Beaugency died, against 924 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Beaugency · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
14.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,730/m², comes from 330 sales of houses and apartments in Beaugency from July 2023 to June 2026. In Beaugency, houses go for €1,790/m² and apartments for €1,475/m².
€1,730/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beaugency€1,730/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,790/m²
221
Apartments
€1,475/m²
109
€11.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.46 to €14.51/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Beaugency has less crime per resident than 50% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 196 offenses in the graded categories in Beaugency in 2025. For theft from vehicles, 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, 1.1% of the index here.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Family violence38
Burglary29
Other physical violence23
Sexual violence21
Vehicle theft18
Armed robbery0
Fraud54
Theft without violence36
Drug use21
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
196
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Donjon quadrangulaire, dit Tour de César: Photo: Fa24em · CC BY-SA 3.0 · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Antonio d'Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite "des Templiers": Photo: Antonio d'Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jacques Charles: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Public domain · Étienne Aignan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Euphémie Muraton: Anatole Louis Godet, Public domain · Fernand Rabier: Maurice Dulac, Public domain · Léonce Caillard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Pierre Jean Louis Ovide Doublet: Pierre Jean Louis Ovide Doublet, Public domain
Beaugency’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 Beaugency
Is Beaugency safe?
It grades B− for safety, #30 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Beaugency good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #9 of 48 in Loiret. The lycée stands out: 97% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Villon in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Beaugency expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,730/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.72/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beaugency grades B+ for cost of living.
About Beaugency
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Beaugency is a commune of 8,024 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
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.
