Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 1,853 people.
Les Bordes’s best grade is for schools (A+): brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,531/m² takes 4.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too: 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Les Bordes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Les Bordes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Les Bordes 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.
Les Bordes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Les Bordes; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Bordes.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 13 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Geneniève De Gaulle - AnthoniozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 98%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 162 residents of Les Bordes died, against 143 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. The nearest emergency department to Les Bordes is Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien, 13.6 mi away. Women in Loiret live to 85.4 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.93/m² a month, lower than both Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Les Bordes recorded 82 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 99% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,524/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €26,910 a year per consumption unit, above Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Les Bordes number 250, against 850 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The census found 3.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
9.9% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Loiret’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 26% of adults. Ages in Les Bordes split evenly at 41: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Les Bordes | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Bordes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Les Bordes. Best known first.
Les Bordes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Les quatre maisons forestières et le monument commémoratif situés au Carrefour de la Résistance: Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Les Bordes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bordes | 1,853 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Sully-sur-Loire | 5,124 | 4 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire | 2,543 | 4.3 | — | A− | — | D |
| Lorris | 2,996 | 6.9 | B+ | A− | B+ | D |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 8,546 | 9.4 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Gien | 13,459 | 13 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel | 3,065 | 14 | A− | B | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Les Bordes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 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.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Les Bordes grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Les Bordes is a commune of 1,853 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully. 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.