A town of contrasts. Its strongest is walkability — 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are its weak spot (C) — brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,739/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #25 of 43 in Loiret. Set against the rest, it does better than 54% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Puiseaux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puiseaux.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
A walkable place: Puiseaux beats 82% of compared French towns on foot
Per resident in work, Puiseaux counts 0.7 jobs (950 jobs, 1,400 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 11.2% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €25,080 a year per consumption unit, close to both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
950
jobs based in Puiseaux, 0.7 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Puiseaux do less well than those of 73% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #34 of 48 in Loiret. The nearest general lycée is 10 mi away. 87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Puiseaux, in line with Loiret’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Puiseaux sees less crime than 63% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.9 (2023–2025 average). The police record for Puiseaux lists 61 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Family violence13
Other physical violence12
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
61
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Puiseaux than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.83/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
116 sales of houses and apartments in Puiseaux, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,739/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €10.10/m² a month. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,739/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Puiseaux€1,739/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,750/m²
108
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.80 to €13.33/m² a month)
4.8
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-Gâtinais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Puiseaux: 15% 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.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1992. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Puiseaux counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Puiseaux is above 57% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 449 residents of Puiseaux died, against 382 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. Its care home for older people (92 places) counts its residents as Puiseaux’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Puiseaux is Centre hospitalier, 10.4 mi away. 4 GPs practise in the town.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Puiseaux · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
17.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Puiseaux hold a degree than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
Residents of Puiseaux have a median age of 43.8. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, near both Loiret’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).
43.8median age
PuiseauxLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Puiseaux
Is Puiseaux safe?
It grades B for safety, #23 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Puiseaux good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #34 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Puiseaux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,739/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Puiseaux grades B for cost of living.
About Puiseaux
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Puiseaux is a commune of 3,299 people in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais. 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.
