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With 1,849 residents, it is a town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. The median sale price is €1,377/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Germain-des-Prés 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-Germain-des-Prés 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.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Germain-des-Prés does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-des-Prés; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Alvaro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,030 a year per consumption unit. The unemployment rate comes to 9.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.22/m² a month, below both Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.91/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 63 homes in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,377/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-des-Prés; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Germain-des-Prés have one GP on hand. After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Germain-des-Prés’ deaths ran at 91 per 100 expected, close to both Loiret’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 180 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 163, 9% fewer. Life expectancy in Loiret: 85.4 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
17% are under 15, below Loiret’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Saint-Germain-des-Prés is 46.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-des-Prés yet.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a commune of 1,849 people in the Communauté de communes de la Cléry, du Betz et de l'Ouanne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 1,849 | — | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Amilly | 13,582 | 3.9 | C− | C+ | C | C |
| Montargis | 14,825 | 5.6 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| Villemandeur | 7,078 | 6.6 | C | C | C+ | B |
| Châlette-sur-Loing | 12,677 | 6.9 | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Pannes | 3,740 | 8.1 | A− | B | A+ | A− |
| Corquilleroy | 2,891 | 8.1 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Germain-des-Prés grades B+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.