Dept 28 Rank #77 / 96
Eure-et-Loir
Centre-Val de Loire · Nearest city: Chartres → Paris (~1h)
🚄 TGV
Beauce wheat plains, Chartres cathedral flatlands
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Eure-et-Loir leans on excellent Paris rail access and comfortable rainfall, but thin healthcare cover, grey skies and scant tourism drag it down. L'Eure-et-Loir s'appuie sur un excellent accès ferroviaire à Paris et une pluviométrie confortable, mais un accès aux soins limité, un ciel gris et un tourisme confidentiel le tirent vers le bas.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,813h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~11 sun hours each year.
p20 of 96
Sunny days
137/yr
days >50% sunlit
p22 of 96
Rain days
112/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
p29 of 96
Annual rainfall
580mm/yr
total volume
p6 of 96
Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p10 of 96
Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p36 of 96
Hot days >30°
16/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
p24 of 96
Winter mildness
5/10
2.2 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
p44 of 96
Wind
3.1m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p56 of 96
Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p13 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+7 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-20 days · -13 so far
Dry-soil days ~+23 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
p16 of 96
Max elevation
770m
p52 of 96
Forest cover
11.3%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Beauce wheat plains, Chartres cathedral flatlands
Identity
Eure-et-Loir is the birthplace of Gustave Le Bon (physicien).
Notable figures born here
Gustave Le Bon — physicienFrançois-André Danican Philidor — compositeurJacques Pierre Brissot — journalisteMichel Chasles — physicienJeanne de France — abbesseFoucher de Chartres — historienJulien Escudé — footballeurWilliam Henry Waddington — historienPierre-Jules Hetzel — écrivainJean de Rotrou — écrivain
Terroir & appellations
Eure-et-Loir lies within protected appellation areas, including Calvados, Cidre du Perche, Volailles de Houdan.
CalvadosCidre du PercheVolailles de HoudanÎle-de-FrancePorc de la SartheŒufs de LouéVolailles de l’OrléanaisVolailles du MaineBœuf du MaineCidre de NormandieVolailles de NormandiePorc de Normandie
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Félix Charpentier
- Marcel Proust
- Le Pré Catelan
Station classée de tourisme (2)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Very low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p9 of 96
Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p72 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p14 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Subsidence & cavities High 64.1% p52 of 96
Ground movement High 61.9% p43 of 96
Flooding Low 23.3% p26 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 1.9% p38 of 96
Transport
Transport
10/10
1.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
2
A10 · A11
Work locally
23.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Chartres → Paris (~1h)
✈ Airport
Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) · ~82 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.0h direct
🛣 Highways
A10, A11
Services
Healthcare
2/10
APL 2.4
p3 of 96
Schools
4/10
Brevet 84%
p15 of 96
Fiber coverage
97%
p62 of 96
Intl schools
2schools
International programmes available
p47 of 96
People
Population
433,639
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Density
73/km²
Mixed
-9% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.1%/yr
-0.3 pts vs median · p19
Median income
$26,600
standard of living · $/yr
p78 of 96
Poverty rate
12.1%
below 60% of median living standard
p18 of 96
Unemployment
10.8%
active population out of work
p42 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 92 residents
p11 of 96 · 4,702 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
14.9%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p59 of 96
Remote work
4.3%
télétravail · works without commuting
p35 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
14.9%
At-home trades
Farmers
1.6%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.9%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27%
Clerical & service staff
26.8%
Manual workers
23.8%
Real estate
Median
$1,950/m²
$870 $3,240
House $1,900 Apt $2,320
-0.2%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
49.26%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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