Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Its schools beat most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. With an A− overall, Châtillon-sur-Loire sits #8 of 43 in Loiret. Set against the rest, it does better than 85% of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,079/m²: 70 m² comes to 3.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Berry Loire Puisaye. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 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 Châtillon-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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Châtillon-sur-Loire costs less than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.00/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Loiret costs less to buy into than Châtillon-sur-Loire, at €1,079/m², the lowest of 53. The median price, €1,079/m², comes from 116 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.47/m² a month.
€1,079/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon-sur-Loire€1,079/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,088/m²
110
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €12.92/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.47/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
Safety
Châtillon-sur-Loire ranks below 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Graded property crimes ran at 11 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.5 (2023–2025 average). 59 offenses were reported in Châtillon-sur-Loire during 2025. The commonest graded crime here was other physical violence (2025).
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence14
Criminal damage14
Burglary12
Sexual violence10
Family violence9
Fraud18
Theft without violence14
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
59
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.6%
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 armed robbery, 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 (15.6% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Châtillon-sur-Loire than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Graduates make up 22% of adults.
48.6median age
Châtillon-sur-LoireLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
Old homes shape Châtillon-sur-Loire: 20% 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Châtillon-sur-Loire; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Châtillon-sur-Loire are out of work than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.4%
At the census, 6.8% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €24,950 a year per consumption unit, in line with Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Châtillon-sur-Loire, 0.4 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Châtillon-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 Châtillon-sur-Loire is Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien, 8.9 mi away. 505 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 461: 9% above. Its care home for older people (90 places) counts its residents as Châtillon-sur-Loire’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. Also worth knowing: 2 GPs practise here.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Châtillon-sur-Loire · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
8.9 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtillon-sur-Loire
Is Châtillon-sur-Loire safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtillon-sur-Loire good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #1 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtillon-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 €1,079/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtillon-sur-Loire grades A− for cost of living.
About Châtillon-sur-Loire
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Châtillon-sur-Loire is a commune of 3,065 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.
