Pupils here do better than most (A−): brevet results 1.2 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,136/m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C+): 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Mareau-aux-Prés 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.
Each subject compares Mareau-aux-Prés 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Mareau-aux-Prés has lower unemployment than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%
For its 800 residents in work, Mareau-aux-Prés has 100 jobs: 0.1 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,200 a year per consumption unit. 2.2% of Mareau-aux-Prés’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Mareau-aux-Prés, 0.1 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Mareau-aux-Prés is graded a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,136/m², comes from 49 sales of houses and apartments in Mareau-aux-Prés from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.13/m² a month, below Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€2,136/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mareau-aux-Prés€2,136/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,157/m²
48
€11.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €13.12/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Mareau-aux-Prés are under 15, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. Among adults, 39% have a degree.
41.3median age
Mareau-aux-PrésLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
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
HealthHealth C+
Mareau-aux-Prés has a higher adjusted death rate than 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
106 deaths in Mareau-aux-Prés between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 117: 10% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, Mareau-aux-Prés records 90 deaths per 100 expected, near both Loiret’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). Also worth knowing: women in Loiret live to 85.4 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Loiret town has one family doctor.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Mareau-aux-Prés · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mareau-aux-Prés
Is Mareau-aux-Prés safe?
Mareau-aux-Prés has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Mareau-aux-Prés good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mareau-aux-Prés expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,136/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mareau-aux-Prés grades B for cost of living.
About Mareau-aux-Prés
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Mareau-aux-Prés is a commune of 1,669 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
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.
