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It is a town of 3,101 residents in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Safety is its strong suit — an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lailly-en-Val’s overall grade of A− puts it better than 77% of compared French towns, #14 of 43 in Loiret. Cost of living is another plus (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability — 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Lailly-en-Val does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lailly-en-Val 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lailly-en-Val; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Lailly-en-Val. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Dunois4.1 km northwest, in BeaugencyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fontpertuisin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Beaugency4 km northwest, in BeaugencyChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency4 km northwest, in BeaugencyAttractionAttractionTour Saint-Firmin4.1 km west, in BeaugencyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lailly-en-Val.
The graded crime recorded most in Lailly-en-Val was criminal damage (2025). In all, 40 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 24.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,877/m²: 96 houses and apartments sold in Lailly-en-Val between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,902/m² | 90 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
392 deaths in Lailly-en-Val between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 312: 26% above. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Lailly-en-Val’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Lailly-en-Val is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 12.2 mi away. Average lifespans in Loiret: 85.4 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Lailly-en-Val has 500 jobs for 1,350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,180 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lailly-en-Val; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Half the people of Lailly-en-Val are older than 41.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lailly-en-Val | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s schools place #15 of 48 in Loiret on results. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Charles de Foucauld PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 96%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Charles de Foucauld PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 28 | 86%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Lailly-en-Val has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Pully: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
One notable person was born in Lailly-en-Val.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lailly-en-Val | 3,101 | — | A− | A− | A | C |
| Beaugency | 8,024 | 3 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Meung-sur-Loire | 6,670 | 4.7 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan Loir-et-Cher | 4,236 | 5.4 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 3,596 | 5.6 | — | B | — | A |
| Saint-Ay | 3,766 | 7.7 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Mer Loir-et-Cher | 6,250 | 9.3 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #15 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,877/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lailly-en-Val grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Lailly-en-Val is a commune of 3,101 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.