Courtenay’s best grade is for schools (B+) — brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Its overall grade of B puts it better than 57% of compared French towns, #23 of 43 in Loiret. At the median price of €1,452/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Cléry, du Betz et de l'Ouanne. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Courtenay 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 Courtenay.
Who lives here
Courtenay skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns
15% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.2% of the population. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
53.7median age
CourtenayLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Courtenay, 95 per 100, but more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Courtenay. The nearest emergency department to Courtenay is Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise, 13.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 765 residents of Courtenay died, against 628 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. 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.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Courtenay · 1.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
13.3 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
Renting in Courtenay costs less than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.06/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,452/m²: 198 houses and apartments sold in Courtenay between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.01/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 99% were houses.
€1,452/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courtenay€1,452/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,461/m²
196
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.57 to €14.26/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Cléry, du Betz et de l'Ouanne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Courtenay are out of work than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,560 a year per consumption unit, below both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). 1,200 jobs are based in Courtenay, for 1,150 working residents (1 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.9% of working residents in Courtenay went to work by public transport.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Courtenay, 1 per working resident
18.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in Courtenay than in 56% of compared French towns
In 2025, 75 offenses were recorded in Courtenay. Graded property crimes ran at 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.2 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 75 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Burglary15
Family violence14
Vehicle theft13
Other physical violence7
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Theft without violence12
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.
7.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
75
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.6%
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 · For 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, 3.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Courtenay
Is Courtenay safe?
It grades B for safety, #25 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Courtenay good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #7 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Courtenay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,452/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Courtenay grades B+ for cost of living.
About Courtenay
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Courtenay is a commune of 3,772 people in the Communauté de communes de la Cléry, du Betz et de l'Ouanne. 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
3,772 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Cléry, du Betz et de l'Ouanne
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.
