Loir-et-Cher

Loir-et-Cher has 328,953 residents in 267 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,540/m², from €1,140/m² in Selles-sur-Cher to €2,110/m² in Vineuil among communes of more than 2,000 people. 69% of households own their main home.

Département 41 · 267 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

328,953residents2022 census

€1,540/m²median price per m²five years of sales

69%of households own their homemain home

8%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Loir-et-Cher.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Loir-et-Cher : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Loir-et-Cher : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Loir-et-Cher : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 33 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Beauce la Romaine	3,350	€1,270/m²	€22,110	79%	11%	7.0%	5%	38
Blois	47,092	€1,870/m²	€19,360	39%	10%	16.6%	23%	140
Cellettes	2,700	€2,050/m²	€26,300	79%	9%	7.7%	11%	18
Chailles	2,708	€2,020/m²	€25,690	81%	12%	7.0%	21%	21
Cour-Cheverny	2,830	€1,930/m²	€25,620	74%	14%	5.6%	28%	35
Gièvres	2,290	€1,180/m²	€20,380	81%	13%	8.2%	11%	12
Huisseau-sur-Cosson	2,293	€1,880/m²	€25,100	83%	7%	5.9%	12%	16
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor	4,488	€1,920/m²	€24,720	62%	16%	9.5%	1%	37
Lamotte-Beuvron	4,519	€1,700/m²	€22,410	63%	17%	8.8%	5%	63
Le Controis-en-Sologne	6,787	€1,580/m²	€22,470	75%	13%	10.0%	2%	57
Mer	6,294	€1,610/m²	€21,860	62%	12%	13.6%	4%	37
Mont-près-Chambord	3,360	€1,840/m²	€26,150	79%	10%	5.7%	18%	27
Montoire-sur-le-Loir	3,678	€1,300/m²	€21,300	69%	24%	10.5%	3%	59
Montrichard Val de Cher	3,641	€1,470/m²	€20,900	56%	21%	14.6%	15%	80
Naveil	2,439	€1,740/m²	€24,010	77%	11%	7.6%	3%	16
Nouan-le-Fuzelier	2,293	€1,460/m²	€21,500	68%	14%	13.8%	19%	26
Noyers-sur-Cher	2,654	€1,320/m²	€21,030	72%	16%	11.7%	23%	13
Pruniers-en-Sologne	2,281	€1,460/m²	€24,200	81%	10%	9.9%	7%	12
Romorantin-Lanthenay	18,377	€1,420/m²	€20,810	59%	13%	15.3%	15%	36
Saint-Aignan	2,826	€1,280/m²	€20,290	52%	24%	13.9%	19%	66
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher	2,711	€1,710/m²	€23,160	84%	15%	7.0%	33%	19
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	3,184	€2,020/m²	€25,540	77%	14%	7.8%	5%	52
Saint-Laurent-Nouan	4,249	€1,580/m²	€24,010	71%	9%	8.1%	10%	24
Saint-Ouen	3,016	€1,650/m²	€23,240	72%	17%	8.4%	10%	57
Salbris	4,880	€1,220/m²	€21,590	63%	16%	12.1%	8%	53
Selles-sur-Cher	4,225	€1,140/m²	€19,930	69%	17%	15.3%	2%	26
Valencisse	2,329	€1,700/m²	€26,480	91%	10%	7.7%	7%	7
Valloire-sur-Cisse	2,433	€1,700/m²	€25,210	83%	10%	7.8%	32%	17
Vendôme	15,566	€1,790/m²	€21,030	47%	19%	15.7%	9%	92
Veuzain-sur-Loire	3,327	€1,650/m²	€22,850	74%	15%	9.5%	6%	33
Villebarou	2,558	€1,750/m²	€24,320	73%	9%	8.1%	2%	17
Villefranche-sur-Cher	2,657	€1,180/m²	€22,900	82%	12%	8.6%	1%	25
Vineuil	8,050	€2,110/m²	€24,530	69%	13%	8.1%	10%	28

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

328,953 residents and 152,553 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

33%

aged 60 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

22%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

187,841 homes, 81% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

80%

of homes are houses

69%

of households own their home

12%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

11%

empty homes

89%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–19458%

1946–197018%

1971–199030%

1991–200515%

2006–201912%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

22,425 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,540/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,750/m²flats3,209 sales

€1,500/m²houses19,216 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

10.3%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

24%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

35%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Loir-et-Cher on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.1GPs per 10,000 residents2025

97pharmacieson 1 January 2025

218food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners233

Dentists128

Nurses386

Physiotherapists261

Pharmacies97

Group health centres28

Emergency departments3

Supermarkets and hypermarkets72

Convenience stores and grocers146

Bakeries255

Butchers120

Petrol stations66

EV charging stations195

Post offices and postal points147

Banks141

France services centres24

Police and gendarmerie29

Restaurants787

Hairdressers438

Nurseries59

Swimming pools30

Sports halls98

Gyms39

Cinemas8

Libraries131

Performance venues8

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 267 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movement100%

Transport of hazardous goods69%

Flooding58%

Forest fire41%

Nuclear hazard21%

Earthquake7%

Industrial hazard6%

1,686natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

35%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows769

Drought (clay shrinkage)521

Ground movement396

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026