Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 570 residents in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Mareau-aux-Bois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 10% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Mareau-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Mareau-aux-Bois counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
26% 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 Mareau-aux-Bois.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mareau-aux-Bois is Église Saint-Georges. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Mareau-aux-Bois has a median age of 46.7 years. Children under 15 make up 17%, below Loiret’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Mareau-aux-Bois | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Mareau-aux-Bois has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. 5.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €27,800 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Mareau-aux-Bois: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mareau-aux-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Shev123 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mareau-aux-Bois yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareau-aux-Bois | 570 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pithiviers | 8,856 | 5.8 | C− | B+ | D− | C+ |
| Neuville-aux-Bois | 4,987 | 6.9 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Loury | 2,616 | 8.4 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Traînou | 3,402 | 9.7 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Fay-aux-Loges | 3,916 | 12 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Toury Eure-et-Loir | 2,640 | 14 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Mareau-aux-Bois is a commune of 570 people in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais. 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) · 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.