Gien grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #41 of 43 in Loiret. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Gien 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 Gien.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Gien is above 85% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Gien come to 104 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 1,940 residents of Gien died, against 1,504 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. At birth, a girl in Loiret can expect 85.4 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Gien can choose among 9 GPs.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Gien · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
0.3 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
Gien sees more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
Gien has 9,000 jobs for 4,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Violence against people ran at 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16 (2023–2025 average). In all, 391 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Gien (2025).
12.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage123
Family violence87
Other physical violence65
Sexual violence56
Burglary34
Vehicle theft16
Theft from vehicles10
Theft without violence79
Fraud79
Drug use70
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.
12.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
391
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
85.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Gien, 89.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #33 of 48 in Loiret.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Buying in Gien costs less than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,222/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Gien is the second cheapest of the 53 towns in Loiret, at €1,222/m². The split locally: €1,329/m² for houses, €1,020/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.93/m² a month, below Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€1,222/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gien€1,222/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,329/m²
296
Apartments
€1,020/m²
111
€10.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.73/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Giennoises
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Gien, 17.5%, runs above Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €21,740 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.0% of Gien’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
9,000
jobs based in Gien, 2 per working resident
17.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments in Gien, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Gien is Ancien château, actuellement Musée international de la Chasse. 3 of the 5 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Gien hold a degree than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Gien is older than 43.2, half younger. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here.
43.2median age
GienLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Vestiges du manoir de Jean d'Arrabloy: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église paroissiale Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (ancienne église Saint-Pierre): Photo: Jackogamer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien château, actuellement Musée international de la Chasse: Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pierre Rolland: Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olivier Sorin: Шорох Сергей, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Renaud Dion: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY 3.0 · Jean Huré: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Geoffroy Krantz: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pierre César Gudin des Bardelières: Joséphine de Gallemant, Public domain
Gien’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gien
Is Gien safe?
It grades C− for safety, #40 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 123 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gien good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #33 of 48 in Loiret. 95% of 358 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Bernard Palissy in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gien expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gien grades B+ for cost of living.
About Gien
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Gien is a commune of 13,459 people in the Communauté de communes Giennoises. 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.
