Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, this town has 767 residents.
Sury-aux-Bois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Sury-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sury-aux-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bellegarde, 4.7 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sury-aux-Bois.
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town. The age that splits Sury-aux-Bois in two is 45.6.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Sury-aux-Bois | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,690 a year per consumption unit. For its 350 residents in work, Sury-aux-Bois has 100 jobs: 0.3 each.
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.
29 houses and apartments changed hands in Sury-aux-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sury-aux-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sury-aux-Bois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sury-aux-Bois | 767 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 8,546 | 8.7 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Lorris | 2,996 | 9 | B+ | A− | B+ | D |
| Fay-aux-Loges | 3,916 | 9.8 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Traînou | 3,402 | 11 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Donnery | 2,873 | 12 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel | 3,065 | 12 | A− | B | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Sury-aux-Bois is a commune of 767 people in the Communauté de communes des Loges. 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) · 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.