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428 residents make their home in this town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

428

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.93

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,420

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Préfontaines a good place to live?

Préfontaines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 14% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Préfontaines stand out

The one thing Préfontaines does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Préfontaines’ story

Préfontaines in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Préfontaines 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 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1909.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1909First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Préfontaines.

History

Old homes shape Préfontaines: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Préfontaines is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1909

first monument protected

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Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Préfontaines?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Préfontaines hold a degree than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than 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.

49.8median age

PréfontainesLoiret medianFrance median

Loiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Préfontaines
	Préfontaines	Loiret median	France median
Under 15	15%	18%	17%
15–24	8.8%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	23%	23%
45–64	31%	25%	26%
65+	25%	23%	22%
No diploma	22%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	19%	30%	30%

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Ages49.8 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households180 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad6.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Préfontaines?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Préfontaines are out of work than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%

Jobs located in Préfontaines: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). Households’ median disposable income: €27,420 a year per consumption unit. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.0% of commuters travelled at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot6%

Public transport5%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Préfontaines, 0.3 per working resident

6.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,420

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,420 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

74.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7.6 mi to the nearest lycée.

74.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Préfontaines74.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Pierre RouxNearest collègeCollège	Collège	76	74%−7 pts

74.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate

2.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pagePréfontaines’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges74.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Préfontaines than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Préfontaines. House rents are put at about €9.72/m² a month.

€9.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Préfontaines€9.93/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Loiret median€11.99/m²

€9.93/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.03/m² a month)

€9.72/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePréfontaines’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.93/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Tour Saint-André de Château-Landon and 2 more in and around Préfontaines

Heritage in and near Préfontaines. Best known first.

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FortFortTour Saint-André de Château-Landon3.8 km north, in Château-Landon Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Séverin de Château-Landon‎4.6 km north, in Château-Landon ChâteauChâteauPorte Madeleine4.4 km north, in Château-Landon

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Everything we know about Préfontaines

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The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.8 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Préfontaines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Tour Saint-AndréFortified house · 12th c. · in Château-Landon, 2.3 mi

Classé

Vestiges d'un ensemble monumental gallo-romain à vocation cultuelleArchaeological site · Antiquity · in Sceaux-du-Gâtinais, 3 mi

Classé

église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Mondreville, 4.2 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Préfontaines

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Préfontaines yet.

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Préfontaines’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loiret →

Château-LandonDordivesFerrières-en-GâtinaisCorquilleroySouppes-sur-LoingChâlette-sur-LoingPréfontaines

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Préfontaines	428	—	—	—	—	—
Château-Landon Seine-et-Marne	3,149	2.7	B⁻	B⁺	B⁺	B
Dordives	3,277	4.5	C	B⁺	B	D
Ferrières-en-Gâtinais	3,839	4.9	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C
Corquilleroy	2,891	5.4	—	C⁺	—	C⁺
Souppes-sur-Loing Seine-et-Marne	4,952	5.5	D	B	C⁺	D
Châlette-sur-Loing	12,677	6.6	C⁻	C⁺	C	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Préfontaines

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Préfontaines is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Vallées. 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: 428 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Quatre Vallées
Département: Loiret (45)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code: 45255

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.