With a B− overall, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire is better than half of compared French towns and ranks #27 of 43 in Loiret. Schools are its weak spot — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,867/m² takes 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Loges. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− for health.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Châteauneuf-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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château · Classé · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire’s story
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 5.9 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 73% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire before 1900, the earliest Jeanne de France, in 1343.
1862First protected: Église Saint-Martial
1990Most recently protected: Ancien hangar à bateaux, dit Halle Saint-Pierre
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire is Église Saint-Martial. For its size, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire has 5.9 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. 3 of the 5 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire are out of work than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.1%
3,650 jobs are based in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, for 3,700 working residents (1 per worker). 10.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,130 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,650
jobs based in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, 1 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire ranks below 56% of compared French towns for crime per resident
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.2 violent offenses and 12 graded property crimes a year. All told, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire had 182 recorded offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (2025).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage54
Family violence39
Burglary33
Other physical violence21
Sexual violence21
Vehicle theft8
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud70
Theft without violence34
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
182
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire has a median age of 42.5. Children under 15 make up 18%, close to Loiret’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Nearly a third of adults hold a degree.
42.5median age
Châteauneuf-sur-LoireLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.63/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire sell for €1,760/m², houses for €1,908/m². Behind the median of €1,867/m²: 347 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,867/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire€1,867/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,908/m²
273
Apartments
€1,760/m²
74
€13.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.05 to €16.81/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,810
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Loges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Châteauneuf-sur-Loire is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 14 mi away. 870 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 898: 3% below. Its care home for older people (93 places) counts its residents as Châteauneuf-sur-Loire’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. Average lifespans in Loiret: 85.4 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
14 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
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Loire safe?
It grades B for safety, #25 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire good?
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns and #41 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteauneuf-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 €1,867/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteauneuf-sur-Loire grades B− for cost of living.
About Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire is a commune of 8,546 people in the Communauté de communes des Loges. 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.
