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A town of 1,392 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Ladon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 13.6% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 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 one thing Ladon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ladon 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.
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Ladon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
18% 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 Ladon.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,300/m², below Loiret’s towns (€1,877/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 52 homes in Ladon.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,300/m² | 52 |
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.
Ladon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Ladon is Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise, 11.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 155 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 132, 15% fewer. At birth, a girl in Loiret can expect 85.4 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €23,610 a year per consumption unit, below both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Ladon didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, above both Loiret’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. The age that splits Ladon in two is 43.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ladon | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Ladon’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ladon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladon | 1,392 | — | — | A+ | — | B |
| Pannes | 3,740 | 7.1 | A− | B | A+ | A− |
| Villemandeur | 7,078 | 8.2 | C | C | C+ | B |
| Corquilleroy | 2,891 | 8.4 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Lorris | 2,996 | 8.5 | B+ | A− | B+ | D |
| Châlette-sur-Loing | 12,677 | 8.7 | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Montargis | 14,825 | 9.4 | D | B− | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ladon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 13.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ladon grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Ladon is a commune of 1,392 people in the Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais. 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 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.