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1,038 people live in this town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Saint-Gondon a good place to live?

Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Holiday and other second homes account for 10% of homes.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Gondon 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.

What makes Saint-Gondon stand out

The 3 things Saint-Gondon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Saint-Gondon grades

Each subject compares Saint-Gondon 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.

How grading works

Saint-Gondon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedDOpen →Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedA−Open →Walkability81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC−Open →Jobs & income9.3% unemploymentC−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Maison à pans de bois
Maison à pans de bois · Inscrit · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Saint-Gondon’s story

Saint-Gondon in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Gondon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Ruines du donjon de la Motte
  • 1994Most recently protected: Maison à pans de bois
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gondon.

HealthHealth D

Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Gondon sees more deaths than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 106 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Average lifespans in Loiret: 85.4 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 96 deaths in Saint-Gondon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 91: 6% above. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Gondon is Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien, 4.4 mi away.

+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Gondon · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
4.4 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

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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Saint-Gondon costs less than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.89/m² a month

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

Half the homes sold went for more than €1,349/m², below Loiret’s towns (€1,877/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €8.44/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Saint-Gondon.

€1,349/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Gondon€1,349/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,349/m²30
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €12.45/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Giennoises

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Fewer commuters in Saint-Gondon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,370 a year per consumption unit. Of those in the labour force, 9.3% are unemployed. 4.1% of Saint-Gondon’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Gondon, 0.2 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,370
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 22% of compared French towns

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Gondon: 22% 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.

Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Gondon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Gondon are 15 to 24: 9.1%, fewer than in Loiret’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 25% of adults, lower than both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). 17% of residents are children under 15. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

46.4median age
Saint-GondonLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Gondon
Saint-GondonLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–249.1%10%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+24%23%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP35%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education25%30%30%

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

Safety

Saint-Gondon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.1 violent offenses and 6.6 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes in Saint-Gondon were armed robbery than anything else (2025).

6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud5
Drug use0

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.

6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (100.0% of the index here).

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Saint-Gondon and 3 more in and around Saint-Gondon

Heritage in and near Saint-Gondon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Saint-Gondon

14pages on Saint-Gondon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Gondon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines du donjon de la Motte: Photo: Croquant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison à pans de bois: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0

Famous people from Saint-Gondon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Gondon yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Gondon’s 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 →
GienOuzouer-sur-LoireSully-sur-LoireBriareChâtillon-sur-LoireLorrisGienOuzouer-sur-LoireSully-sur-LoireBriareChâtillon-sur-LoireLorrisSaint-Gondon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Gondon1,038——A−—D
Gien13,4594.3C−B+C−C−
Ouzouer-sur-Loire2,5436—A−—D
Sully-sur-Loire5,1249.3CA−C+C+
Briare4,9119.9CA−CB−
Châtillon-sur-Loire3,06512A−A−B+B−
Lorris2,99613B+A−B+D

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

Questions about Saint-Gondon

Is Saint-Gondon safe?

Saint-Gondon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Is Saint-Gondon expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Gondon grades A− for cost of living.

About Saint-Gondon

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Saint-Gondon is a commune of 1,038 people in the Communauté de communes Giennoises. 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
1,038 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Giennoises
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.4 sq mi (24.2 km²)
INSEE code
45280

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.