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16,768 people live in this town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 12.7% unemployment. It is easy to get around without a car: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,864/m² takes 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Orléans Métropole. The overall grade lands at C+, better than just over two fifths of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #28 of 43 in Loiret. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, C+ for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien couvent des Minimes, in Orléans, 1.5 mi away.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle. Best known first.
AttractionPont George-V2.9 km southeast, in Orléans
AttractionMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans2.9 km east, in Orléans
ChurchÉglise Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance d'Orléans2.5 km southeast, in Orléans
AttractionMusée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais2.7 km southeast, in Orléans
AttractionHôtel Groslot2.8 km east, in OrléansPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle.
22.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €22,250 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 12.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, higher than both Loiret’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle was criminal damage (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.2 cases of violence against people and 15.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 432 offenses recorded here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #17 of 48 in Loiret. The bac pass rate near Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is 93.0%, close to both Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the eight general lycées, 95% of 2,671 candidates passed the bac, 1.4 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Max JacobNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 75%+1 pt |
| Lycée privé Saint-Charles PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 186 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège André MalrauxBest against expectations: 19 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 96 | 86%+19 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle sell for €2,090/m² and apartments for €1,650/m². Of the homes sold, 56% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.75/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,090/m² | 299 |
| Apartments | €1,650/m² | 234 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,401 deaths in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,492: 6% below. Its care home for older people (120 places) counts its residents as Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. 18 GPs practise here. In Loiret, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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.
Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle.
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-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | 16,768 | — | C+ | B− | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin | 6,256 | 2 | A− | C− | A− | A |
| Ingré | 10,062 | 2.1 | B+ | C | B | A− |
| Orléans | 116,357 | 2.1 | C | C− | C | B+ |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin | 11,017 | 2.3 | B | C | B | A− |
| Saran | 17,316 | 2.3 | C | C | C− | C+ |
| Fleury-les-Aubrais | 21,804 | 2.6 | C | C+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #32 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 68 burglaries and 140 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #17 of 48 in Loiret. The lycée stands out: 100% of 186 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Charles in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.52/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is a commune of 16,768 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
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 9, 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.