Press kit · department 28

Eure-et-Loir.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	1 / 10	206 / 1747
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	2 / 10	219 / 1747
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	3 / 10	243 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	4 / 10	273 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	5 / 10	393 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	1 / 2	203 / 470
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	6 / 10	1029 / 1747
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	7 / 10	1159 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	8 / 10	1345 / 1747
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	9 / 10	1384 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	10 / 10	1523 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	2 / 2	379 / 470
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	9 / 10	1384 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	8 / 10	1345 / 1747
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	7 / 10	1159 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	1 / 2	57 / 470
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	1 / 10	243 / 1747
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	2 / 10	253 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	3 / 10	255 / 1747
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	4 / 10	324 / 1747
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	5 / 10	533 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	2 / 2	144 / 470
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	6 / 10	541 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	7 / 10	550 / 1747
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	8 / 10	552 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	10 / 10	790 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	9 / 10	703 / 1747
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	8 / 10	552 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	7 / 10	550 / 1747
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	6 / 10	541 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	1 / 10	771 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	2 / 10	983 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	3 / 10	1004 / 1747
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	4 / 10	1179 / 1747
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	5 / 10	1204 / 1747
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	6 / 10	1248 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	1 / 2	348 / 470
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	7 / 10	1498 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	2 / 2	404 / 470
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	8 / 10	1530 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	10 / 10	1700 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	9 / 10	1576 / 1747
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	8 / 10	1530 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	2 / 2	404 / 470
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	7 / 10	1498 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	1 / 10	332 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	2 / 10	362 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	3 / 10	468 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	1 / 2	140 / 470
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	4 / 10	645 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	2 / 2	221 / 470
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	5 / 10	968 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	6 / 10	1169 / 1747
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	7 / 10	1295 / 1747
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	8 / 10	1550 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	1 / 2	121 / 470
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	1 / 10	614 / 1747
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	2 / 10	720 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	2 / 2	233 / 470
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	3 / 10	982 / 1747
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	4 / 10	1082 / 1747
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	5 / 10	1380 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	6 / 10	1443 / 1747
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	7 / 10	1608 / 1747
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	8 / 10	1624 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	1 / 2	233 / 470
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	1 / 10	922 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	2 / 10	1003 / 1747
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	3 / 10	1076 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	4 / 10	1098 / 1747
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	5 / 10	1296 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	2 / 2	349 / 470
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	6 / 10	1508 / 1747
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	7 / 10	1528 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	8 / 10	1533 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	10 / 10	1685 / 1747
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	9 / 10	1655 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	8 / 10	1533 / 1747
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	7 / 10	1528 / 1747
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	6 / 10	1508 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	1 / 10	148 / 1747
Lucé	Small cities	15,658	2 / 10	271 / 1747
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	3 / 10	583 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	1 / 2	199 / 470
Vernouillet	Small cities	12,491	4 / 10	842 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	2 / 2	255 / 470
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	5 / 10	1051 / 1747
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	6 / 10	1097 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	7 / 10	1374 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	8 / 10	1515 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	10 / 10	1631 / 1747
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	9 / 10	1538 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	8 / 10	1515 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	7 / 10	1374 / 1747
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	6 / 10	1097 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir	Small cities	5,601	1 / 10	588 / 1747
Dreux	Mid-size cities	31,205	1 / 2	175 / 470
Lèves	Small cities	5,701	2 / 10	842 / 1747
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Small cities	6,354	3 / 10	855 / 1747
Luisant	Small cities	6,818	4 / 10	1108 / 1747
Épernon	Small cities	5,509	5 / 10	1254 / 1747
Châteaudun	Small cities	12,898	6 / 10	1268 / 1747
Mainvilliers	Small cities	10,950	7 / 10	1370 / 1747
Chartres	Mid-size cities	37,990	2 / 2	370 / 470
Nogent-le-Rotrou	Small cities	9,305	8 / 10	1399 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.