The weak point is schools (C−): bac results 1.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,160/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Orléans Métropole. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of #29 of 43 in Loiret. That leaves it better than 38% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− 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 Saint-Jean-de-Braye 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Chapelle Saint-Michel dépendant du château de Coquille · Inscrit · Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Jean-de-Braye’s story
Saint-Jean-de-Braye in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Braye: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Saint-Jean-de-Braye before 1900, the earliest Arthur Hubbard, in 1827.
1910First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
2012Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Michel dépendant du château de Coquille
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Braye.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
23.7% of commuters in Saint-Jean-de-Braye go to work without a car, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment runs at 11.7%. Saint-Jean-de-Braye holds 11,450 jobs; 9,850 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,550 a year per consumption unit.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport15%
Bicycle5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,450
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, 1.2 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 12 collèges within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Jean-de-Braye is 91.8%, near both Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #37 of 48 in Loiret.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in Saint-Jean-de-Braye are 15 to 24, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 21% of residents. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
37.6median age
Saint-Jean-de-BrayeLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C
Median price in Saint-Jean-de-Braye: €2,160/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Saint-Jean-de-Braye, houses go for €2,285/m² and apartments for €2,023/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.63/m² a month. Houses accounted for 50% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,160/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-de-Braye€2,160/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,285/m²
369
Apartments
€2,023/m²
374
€12.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.14 to €14.72/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Orléans Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Braye is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Jean-de-Braye ranks below 54% of compared French towns for crime per resident
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Saint-Jean-de-Braye. Graded property crimes ran at 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.3 (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 488 offenses here.
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage134
Family violence103
Other physical violence99
Burglary54
Sexual violence42
Theft from vehicles34
Vehicle theft22
Fraud157
Theft without violence91
Drug use55
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.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
488
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Jean-de-Braye sees fewer deaths than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
11 GPs practise in Saint-Jean-de-Braye. Its two care homes for older people (177 places) count their residents as Saint-Jean-de-Braye’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. 1,492 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,529: 2% below. At birth, a girl in Loiret can expect 85.4 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Saint-Jean-de-Braye · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Oreliance Reine Blanche
4.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Oreliance Longues Allees
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Braye: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Public domain · Albert Guyot: Agence Rol, Public domain · Thomas Cornely: Yohan45590, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clélia Compas: Mariejowiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arthur Hubbard: Nadar, Public domain
Saint-Jean-de-Braye’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-de-Braye
Is Saint-Jean-de-Braye safe?
It grades B− for safety, #28 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 134 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Jean-de-Braye good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #37 of 48 in Loiret. 93% of 460 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jacques Monod in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Jean-de-Braye expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.81/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Jean-de-Braye grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Jean-de-Braye
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Jean-de-Braye is a commune of 23,147 people in the Orléans Métropole. 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.
