Le Malesherbois’s grades pull in different directions. The town grades C overall, better than 30% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #32 of 43 in Loiret. Where it falls short is schools: brevet results a point below the expected rate. It also trails on jobs & income: 1 job per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,731/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−): 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Le Malesherbois 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 Le Malesherbois.
History
Old homes shape Le Malesherbois: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Le Malesherbois is Dolmen de Mailleton. For its size, Le Malesherbois has 8.7 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. The town has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Le Malesherbois gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns: 21.4% of commuters
The median disposable income was €24,200 a year per consumption unit, near Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 12.6% are unemployed. Jobs located in Le Malesherbois: 3,450, for 3,300 residents in work (1 each).
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport15%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
3,450
jobs based in Le Malesherbois, 1 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Le Malesherbois, 94 per 100, but more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Le Malesherbois can choose among 4 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Le Malesherbois is Centre hospitalier, 10.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 680 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 728, 7% more. Life expectancy in Loiret: 85.4 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Le Malesherbois · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
14.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Le Malesherbois than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older. 20% are under 15, higher than both Loiret’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Le Malesherbois has a median age of 43.1 years.
43.1median age
Le MalesherboisLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Le Malesherbois earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Le Malesherbois: €1,808/m² for houses, €1,569/m² for apartments. The median price, €1,731/m², comes from 281 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.93/m² a month.
€1,731/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Malesherbois€1,731/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,808/m²
208
Apartments
€1,569/m²
73
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.67 to €13.99/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Le Malesherbois ranks above 52% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Over 2025, Le Malesherbois logged 170 recorded offenses. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.1 violent offenses and 12.6 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage65
Family violence52
Other physical violence20
Burglary14
Theft from vehicles10
Sexual violence9
Fraud54
Theft without violence28
Drug use19
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.
9.1
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
170
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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 · When armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Malesherbes and 3 more in and around Le Malesherbois
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Malesherbois. Best known first.
Dolmen de Mailleton: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Obélisque astronomique, dit aussi Méridienne: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Belgavox (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Rouville: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Caesius~commonswiki (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY 2.5
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Malesherbois
Is Le Malesherbois safe?
It grades B− for safety, #31 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 65 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Malesherbois good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #38 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Malesherbois expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,731/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Malesherbois grades B− for cost of living.
About Le Malesherbois
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Malesherbois is a commune of 8,016 people in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-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
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.
