Pithiviers-le-Vieil’s strongest is jobs & income — 1 job per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on schools as well — bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,747/m², so 70 m² costs 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pithiviers-le-Vieil 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 Pithiviers-le-Vieil 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.
Ancien château de Montguignard: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pithiviers-le-Vieil.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Pithiviers-le-Vieil, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Loiret’s towns and compared French towns: 111 per 100 expected
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
163 deaths in Pithiviers-le-Vieil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 11% above. In Loiret, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There is one general practitioner in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Pithiviers-le-Vieil · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
17.6 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
Only 5.8% of commuters in Pithiviers-le-Vieil go to work without a car, fewer than in Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Pithiviers-le-Vieil number 750, against 750 residents in work (1 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,580 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
750
jobs based in Pithiviers-le-Vieil, 1 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Pithiviers-le-Vieil than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 82.2%
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 76% of 145 candidates passed the bac pro. The bac pass rate near Pithiviers-le-Vieil is 89.2%, below Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Also worth knowing: the town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Pithiviers-le-Vieil keeps more of its old housing than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Pithiviers-le-Vieil; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Pithiviers-le-Vieil than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
48.9median age
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Loiret’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
Pithiviers-le-VieilLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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−
Pithiviers-le-Vieil earns a B− for cost of living
€1,747/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,747/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Pithiviers-le-Vieil from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.10/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.76/m² a month, about level with Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pithiviers-le-Vieil€1,747/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,747/m²
43
€11.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.98 to €13.86/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pithiverais
Pithiviers-le-Vieil is a commune of 1,718 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
Population
1,718 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pithiverais
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
13 sq mi (33.7 km²)
INSEE code
45253
Pithiviers-le-Vieil’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pithiviers-le-Vieil
Is Pithiviers-le-Vieil safe?
Pithiviers-le-Vieil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Pithiviers-le-Vieil good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. 95% of 325 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Duhamel du Monceau in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pithiviers-le-Vieil expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,747/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pithiviers-le-Vieil grades B− for cost of living.
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.
