Where it does best is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Incomes are on the low side: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chilleurs-aux-Bois 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 Chilleurs-aux-Bois 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 Chilleurs-aux-Bois.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Chilleurs-aux-Bois costs less than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.51/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,667/m²: 79 houses and apartments sold in Chilleurs-aux-Bois between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 99% were houses. House rents are put at about €8.77/m² a month.
€1,667/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chilleurs-aux-Bois€1,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,672/m²
78
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.85 to €11.53/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pithiverais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Chilleurs-aux-Bois than in 73% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Chilleurs-aux-Bois was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Chilleurs-aux-Bois lists 34 offenses in 2025.
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Family violence12
Burglary5
Fraud19
Theft without violence6
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.7%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and 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, 24.7% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Chilleurs-aux-Bois hold a degree than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 41.8, the median resident of Chilleurs-aux-Bois sits in the middle of the age range.
41.8median age
Chilleurs-aux-BoisLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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 Chilleurs-aux-Bois: 13% were built before 1919, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chilleurs-aux-Bois is Château de Chamerolles. On the Culture ministry’s list, Chilleurs-aux-Bois counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chilleurs-aux-Bois than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%
The unemployment rate here is 8.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €26,730 a year per consumption unit, higher than Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.5% of working residents in Chilleurs-aux-Bois at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
400
jobs based in Chilleurs-aux-Bois, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,730
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 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Chilleurs-aux-Bois has a higher adjusted death rate than 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Loiret is 85.4 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 182 residents of Chilleurs-aux-Bois died, about as many as the 183 expected from France’s death rates at each age. The nearest emergency department to Chilleurs-aux-Bois is Centre hospitalier, 8.8 mi away. This Loiret town has 2 family doctors.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Chilleurs-aux-Bois · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Oreliance Longues Allees
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 Chilleurs-aux-Bois
Is Chilleurs-aux-Bois safe?
It grades B+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Is Chilleurs-aux-Bois expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,667/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chilleurs-aux-Bois grades A− for cost of living.
About Chilleurs-aux-Bois
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Chilleurs-aux-Bois is a commune of 2,084 people in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais. 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.
