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CortratLoiret

A town of 80 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Cortrat a good place to live?

Cortrat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Cortrat stand out

The one thing Cortrat does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne église Saint-Martin
Ancienne église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cortrat’s story

Cortrat in pictures

Cortrat has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1923.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1923First protected: Ancienne église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cortrat.

Who lives here

Few people in Cortrat are 15 to 24: 2.4%, fewer than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns

28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. Residents of Cortrat have a median age of 53.5.

53.5median age
CortratLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP42%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cortrat
CortratLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–242.4%10%11%
25–4413%23%23%
45–6438%25%26%
65+28%23%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP42%26%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education26%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Cortrat: 23% 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 Cortrat is Ancienne église Saint-Martin. The protected list starts in the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1923
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Cortrat has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

At the census, 15.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 11.1%.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving53%
Public transport16%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Cortrat, 0.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
31%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Cortrat is €11.22/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

1 houses and apartments changed hands in Cortrat from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cortrat€11.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loiret median€11.99/m²
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.04/m² a month)
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Forêt and 3 more in and around Cortrat

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cortrat. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Cortrat

12pages on Cortrat

Landmarks

Cortrat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancienne église Saint-Martin: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cortrat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cortrat yet.

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Cortrat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loiret →
Nogent-sur-VernissonAmillyVillemandeurMontargisChâlette-sur-LoingPannesNogent-sur-VernissonAmillyVillemandeurMontargisChâlette-sur-LoingPannesCortrat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cortrat80—————
Nogent-sur-Vernisson2,5594.8A−A−A−C+
Amilly13,5825.1C−C+CC
Villemandeur7,0786.2CCC+B
Montargis14,8256.4DB−D−C−
Châlette-sur-Loing12,6778C−C+CC+
Pannes3,7408.1A−BA+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cortrat

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Cortrat is a commune of 80 people in the Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais. 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
80 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.2 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code
45105

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.