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A town of 596 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Girolles a good place to live?

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

Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Girolles’ story

Girolles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Girolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Girolles.

History

Old homes shape Girolles: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Girolles is above both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Girolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Girolles has fewer young adults than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Girolles comes below both Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults.

49.5median age
GirollesLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Girolles
GirollesLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–247%10%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma23%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education23%30%30%

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

Work & commute

Girolles has lower unemployment than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

For Girolles, that is below both Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Girolles has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Girolles, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Girolles sits close to Loiret’s towns (85.9%) and below compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Girolles86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pablo PicassoNearest collègeCollègeCollège11386%+8 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +8 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Girolles than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.93/m² a month

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

That puts Girolles below both Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Girolles€9.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loiret median€11.99/m²
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.03/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Girolles

12pages on Girolles

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Girolles

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

How we find them →

Girolles’ 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 →
CorquilleroyChâlette-sur-LoingFerrières-en-GâtinaisPannesMontargisVillemandeurCorquilleroyChâlette-sur-LoingFerrières-en-GâtinaisPannesMontargisVillemandeurGirolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Girolles596—————
Corquilleroy2,8912.3—C+—C+
Châlette-sur-Loing12,6773.5C−C+CC+
Ferrières-en-Gâtinais3,8393.9B−B−A−C
Pannes3,7404.3A−BA+A−
Montargis14,8255DB−D−C−
Villemandeur7,0785.6CCC+B

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

About Girolles

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Girolles is a commune of 596 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Vallées. 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
596 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Quatre Vallées
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.9 km²)
INSEE code
45156

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.