Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Beaulieu-sur-Loire 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 Beaulieu-sur-Loire 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 Beaulieu-sur-Loire.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Beaulieu-sur-Loire, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Loiret’s towns and compared French towns: 127 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 237 residents of Beaulieu-sur-Loire died, against 186 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% more. Average lifespans in Loiret: 85.4 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Beaulieu-sur-Loire can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Beaulieu-sur-Loire is Ch Cosne Cours Sur Loire, 9.9 mi away.
+27%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted127
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Beaulieu-sur-Loire · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cosne Cours Sur Loire
13.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Beaulieu-sur-Loire than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.06/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,033/m², comes from 80 sales of houses and apartments in Beaulieu-sur-Loire from July 2023 to June 2026. A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Berry Loire Puisaye. From July 2023 to June 2026, 80 homes were sold here.
€1,033/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beaulieu-sur-Loire€1,033/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,023/m²
77
€8.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.29 to €10.34/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Berry Loire Puisaye
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Beaulieu-sur-Loire walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%
4.2% of Beaulieu-sur-Loire’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,990 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Beaulieu-sur-Loire, 0.4 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Beaulieu-sur-Loire than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
48.4median age
Beaulieu-sur-LoireLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Beaulieu-sur-Loire keeps more of its old housing than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2002, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Beaulieu-sur-Loire has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 4.
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit4
11th c.
oldest protected part
1957
first monument protected
2002
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Beaulieu-sur-Loire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
More of the graded crimes in Beaulieu-sur-Loire were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Beaulieu-sur-Loire show 24 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 14.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.1 (2023–2025 average).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud6
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
28.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (28.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Office de Tourisme de Beaulieu sur Loire · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien château: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Château d'Assay: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Château de Courcelles-le-Roy: Photo: Jeffphp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Beaulieu-sur-Loire
One notable person was born in Beaulieu-sur-Loire.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Beaulieu-sur-Loire
Is Beaulieu-sur-Loire safe?
Beaulieu-sur-Loire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Beaulieu-sur-Loire expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,033/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beaulieu-sur-Loire grades A+ for cost of living.
About Beaulieu-sur-Loire
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Beaulieu-sur-Loire is a commune of 1,734 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Loire Puisaye. 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.
