A tough set of grades. Châlette-sur-Loing’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 17% of compared French towns. It lags on safety as well (C): an average of 9.2 recorded violent incidents and 18.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,507/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME).
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Châlette-sur-Loing 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 Châlette-sur-Loing.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Châlette-sur-Loing are out of work than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 23.3%
The median disposable income is €19,020 a year per consumption unit. Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport12%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,350
jobs based in Châlette-sur-Loing, 1.1 per working resident
23.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Châlette-sur-Loing sits above 74% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Châlette-sur-Loing was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Châlette-sur-Loing lists 345 offenses in 2025.
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage93
Other physical violence63
Family violence55
Burglary52
Theft from vehicles36
Vehicle theft28
Sexual violence18
Theft without violence76
Fraud48
Drug use33
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.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
345
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
83.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Châlette-sur-Loing, 89.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #23 of 48 in Loiret on results.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Châlette-sur-Loing earns a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Châlette-sur-Loing sell for €1,531/m² and apartments for €1,316/m². Behind the median of €1,507/m²: 331 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 331 homes were sold in the town.
€1,507/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châlette-sur-Loing€1,507/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,531/m²
286
Apartments
€1,316/m²
45
€12.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.51 to €15.75/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Châlette-sur-Loing records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 87 in Loiret’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loiret, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,160 deaths in Châlette-sur-Loing from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,125, 3% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Châlette-sur-Loing have one GP on hand.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châlette-sur-Loing · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Châlette-sur-Loing than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
One measure of family life: a fifth of residents are under 15. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents.
41.7median age
Châlette-sur-LoingLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châlette-sur-Loing
Is Châlette-sur-Loing safe?
It grades C for safety, #39 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 52 burglaries and 93 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châlette-sur-Loing good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #23 of 48 in Loiret. 94% of 35 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Château Blanc in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châlette-sur-Loing expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,507/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.87/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châlette-sur-Loing grades C+ for cost of living.
About Châlette-sur-Loing
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Châlette-sur-Loing is a commune of 12,677 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME). 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
12,677 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME)
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.
