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The town has 1,459 residents and lies in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Épieds-en-Beauce’s strongest is health (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,495/m² takes 3.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire. Walkability is its weak spot — 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Épieds-en-Beauce 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.
The one thing Épieds-en-Beauce does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Épieds-en-Beauce 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.
Épieds-en-Beauce has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Épieds-en-Beauce 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 prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1900.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Épieds-en-Beauce.
Épieds-en-Beauce holds 300 jobs; 700 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,690 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Loiret’s towns (€25,190). At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Épieds-en-Beauce didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Épieds-en-Beauce is Oreliance Reine Blanche, 12.2 mi away. Épieds-en-Beauce has one family doctor. France’s death rates at each age would predict 115 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 93, 19% fewer. Women in Loiret live to 85.4 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Graduates make up 25% of adults. 18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Épieds-en-Beauce | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
41 houses and apartments changed hands in Épieds-en-Beauce from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.21/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.74/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,495/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Épieds-en-Beauce is Dolmen dit de Coulmiers.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Épieds-en-Beauce has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Dolmen dit de Coulmiers: Photo: Geodyn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Épieds-en-Beauce as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épieds-en-Beauce | 1,459 | — | — | B | — | B+ |
| Beauce la Romaine Loir-et-Cher | 3,341 | 4.8 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Saint-Ay | 3,766 | 9.1 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Chaingy | 4,116 | 9.1 | B+ | C | A+ | B+ |
| Meung-sur-Loire | 6,670 | 9.3 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Ormes | 4,376 | 9.5 | A | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Ingré | 10,062 | 10 | B+ | C | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Épieds-en-Beauce has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Épieds-en-Beauce grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Épieds-en-Beauce is a commune of 1,459 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.