La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is easy to get around without a car: 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most (C): bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points above the expected rate. The overall grade lands at B, #24 of 43 in Loiret. Nationally, it does better than 56% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Église Saint-Mesmin: Photo: Croquant · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin.
HealthHealth A−
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 77 per 100 expected, below Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin. Average lifespans in Loiret: 85.4 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 1,089 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,163: 6% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Oreliance Reine Blanche
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Oreliance Longues Allees
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run higher in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.72/m² a month
€2,205/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin: €2,256/m² for houses, €2,100/m² for apartments. Behind the median of €2,205/m²: 419 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 64% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin€2,205/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,256/m²
270
Apartments
€2,100/m²
149
€14.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.36 to €17.53/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Orléans Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
A walkable place: La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin beats 75% of compared French towns on foot
15%walk, cycle or take transit
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin has 3,500 jobs for 4,700 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income was €26,700 a year per consumption unit, higher than Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 9.1% of working residents in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,500
jobs based in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, 0.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin do less well than those of 66% of compared French towns
94%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 83% of 260 candidates passed at the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km. The town’s schools place #25 of 48 in Loiret on results. Near La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, 91.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with both Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is Église Saint-Mesmin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, below both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin ranks below 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
2025 saw 216 offenses recorded in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.8 violent offenses and 12.6 graded property crimes a year. The graded crime recorded most here was theft from vehicles (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles51
Criminal damage51
Family violence41
Other physical violence25
Burglary25
Sexual violence12
Vehicle theft11
Fraud74
Theft without violence34
Drug use30
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.
7.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
216
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
43.7median age
Line up the people of La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin by age and the one in the middle is 43.7. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%).
La Chapelle-Saint-MesminLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is a commune of 11,017 people in the Orléans Métropole. 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
11,017 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Orléans Métropole
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
3.5 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
45075
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin’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 La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
Is La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 51 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #25 of 48 in Loiret. 95% of 345 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Maurice Genevoix in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,205/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin grades C for cost of living.
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.
