Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,003 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Messas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 34% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Messas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Messas 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Messas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour dite de l'Horloge, in Beaugency, 2 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Messas. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Meung-sur-Loire4.5 km northeast, in Meung-sur-Loire
AttractionChâteau de Dunois3.3 km south, in BeaugencyAttractionAttractionÉglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency3.3 km south, in BeaugencyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Beaugency3.3 km south, in BeaugencyAttractionAttractionTour Saint-Firmin3.4 km south, in BeaugencyAttractionAttractionTour de l'Horloge3.3 km south, in BeaugencyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Messas.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Messas records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Loiret’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Messas, 96.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Charles de Foucauld PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 96%+4 pts |
| Lycée François VillonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 10.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Messas comes below both Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 20% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Messas | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Messas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Messas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messas | 1,003 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Beaugency | 8,024 | 1.8 | A− | B+ | B− | A− |
| Meung-sur-Loire | 6,670 | 3.2 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Lailly-en-Val | 3,101 | 3.7 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 3,596 | 5.9 | — | B | — | A |
| Saint-Ay | 3,766 | 6.7 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan Loir-et-Cher | 4,236 | 7 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Messas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Villon in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Messas is a commune of 1,003 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) · 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.