Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire’s strongest is schools: brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €1,808/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire 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 Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Maison du 13e siècle · Classé · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire’s story
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is 17.1 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above Loiret’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88) alike. There are 2 general practitioners in the town. Life expectancy at birth in Loiret is 85.4 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 390 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 298: 31% above.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
17.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire has fewer young adults than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 25% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
49.6median age
Saint-Benoît-sur-LoireLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education25%
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
History
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire keeps more of its old housing than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is Église abbatiale Saint-Benoît.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire has lower unemployment than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire holds 650 jobs; 850 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,160 a year.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, 0.8 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
76 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,808/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.38/m² a month.
€1,808/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire€1,808/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,808/m²
76
€12.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.87 to €14.98/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de Sully
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Is Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire safe?
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,808/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.16/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire grades B− for cost of living.
About Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is a commune of 1,982 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully. 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.
