Press kit · department 45

Loiret.

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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
Saint-Denis-en-Val	Small cities	7,768	1 / 21	28 / 1747
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	6,200	2 / 21	105 / 1747
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	1 / 3	34 / 470
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	3 / 21	148 / 1747
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Small cities	9,534	4 / 21	232 / 1747
Chécy	Small cities	8,948	5 / 21	266 / 1747
Orléans	Large cities	116,344	1 / 1	10 / 53
Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Mid-size cities	22,088	2 / 3	128 / 470
Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	10,492	6 / 21	477 / 1747
Malesherbois	Small cities	8,022	7 / 21	633 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Montargis	Small cities	14,819	21 / 21	1724 / 1747
Pithiviers	Small cities	8,981	20 / 21	1559 / 1747
Châlette-sur-Loing	Small cities	12,958	19 / 21	1505 / 1747
Gien	Small cities	13,431	18 / 21	1444 / 1747
Beaugency	Small cities	7,811	17 / 21	1430 / 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
Pithiviers	Small cities	8,981	1 / 21	48 / 1747
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	2 / 21	215 / 1747
Villemandeur	Small cities	6,931	3 / 21	341 / 1747
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	Small cities	8,470	4 / 21	568 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Mid-size cities	22,088	1 / 3	197 / 470
Malesherbois	Small cities	8,022	5 / 21	868 / 1747
Beaugency	Small cities	7,811	6 / 21	890 / 1747
Sully-sur-Loire	Small cities	5,142	7 / 21	930 / 1747
Meung-sur-Loire	Small cities	6,621	8 / 21	932 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Small cities	16,608	9 / 21	952 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Fleury-les-Aubrais	Mid-size cities	21,664	3 / 3	388 / 470
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	2 / 3	369 / 470
Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	10,492	21 / 21	1354 / 1747
Châlette-sur-Loing	Small cities	12,958	20 / 21	1346 / 1747
Chécy	Small cities	8,948	19 / 21	1335 / 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
Saran	Small cities	16,866	1 / 21	260 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Small cities	16,608	2 / 21	346 / 1747
Pithiviers	Small cities	8,981	3 / 21	451 / 1747
Montargis	Small cities	14,819	4 / 21	612 / 1747
Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	10,492	5 / 21	673 / 1747
Sully-sur-Loire	Small cities	5,142	6 / 21	806 / 1747
Villemandeur	Small cities	6,931	7 / 21	1065 / 1747
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Small cities	9,534	8 / 21	1078 / 1747
Beaugency	Small cities	7,811	9 / 21	1139 / 1747
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	6,200	10 / 21	1227 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chécy	Small cities	8,948	21 / 21	1710 / 1747
Fleury-les-Aubrais	Mid-size cities	21,664	3 / 3	460 / 470
Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Mid-size cities	22,088	2 / 3	452 / 470
Malesherbois	Small cities	8,022	20 / 21	1669 / 1747
Orléans	Large cities	116,344	1 / 1	50 / 53

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
Meung-sur-Loire	Small cities	6,621	1 / 21	136 / 1747
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	1 / 3	56 / 470
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	2 / 21	233 / 1747
Saint-Denis-en-Val	Small cities	7,768	3 / 21	326 / 1747
Ingré	Small cities	9,838	4 / 21	342 / 1747
Beaugency	Small cities	7,811	5 / 21	421 / 1747
Orléans	Large cities	116,344	1 / 1	16 / 53
Villemandeur	Small cities	6,931	6 / 21	601 / 1747
Amilly	Small cities	13,432	7 / 21	608 / 1747
Gien	Small cities	13,431	8 / 21	656 / 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
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	1 / 3	30 / 470
Ingré	Small cities	9,838	1 / 21	301 / 1747
Meung-sur-Loire	Small cities	6,621	2 / 21	365 / 1747
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	Small cities	8,470	3 / 21	410 / 1747
Amilly	Small cities	13,432	4 / 21	510 / 1747
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Small cities	9,534	5 / 21	584 / 1747
Orléans	Large cities	116,344	1 / 1	22 / 53
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	6 / 21	745 / 1747
Saran	Small cities	16,866	7 / 21	816 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Small cities	16,608	8 / 21	883 / 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
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	6,200	1 / 21	727 / 1747
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	1 / 3	220 / 470
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	2 / 21	1024 / 1747
Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	10,492	3 / 21	1061 / 1747
Villemandeur	Small cities	6,931	4 / 21	1102 / 1747
Meung-sur-Loire	Small cities	6,621	5 / 21	1133 / 1747
Orléans	Large cities	116,344	1 / 1	36 / 53
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Small cities	9,534	6 / 21	1189 / 1747
Saint-Denis-en-Val	Small cities	7,768	7 / 21	1197 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Mid-size cities	22,088	2 / 3	326 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Châlette-sur-Loing	Small cities	12,958	21 / 21	1712 / 1747
Montargis	Small cities	14,819	20 / 21	1626 / 1747
Malesherbois	Small cities	8,022	19 / 21	1613 / 1747
Pithiviers	Small cities	8,981	18 / 21	1586 / 1747
Fleury-les-Aubrais	Mid-size cities	21,664	3 / 3	417 / 470

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
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	1 / 3	16 / 470
Briare	Small cities	5,012	1 / 21	96 / 1747
Chécy	Small cities	8,948	2 / 21	140 / 1747
Amilly	Small cities	13,432	3 / 21	147 / 1747
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	6,200	4 / 21	274 / 1747
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	5 / 21	315 / 1747
Orléans	Large cities	116,344	1 / 1	10 / 53
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Small cities	9,534	6 / 21	361 / 1747
Malesherbois	Small cities	8,022	7 / 21	382 / 1747
Meung-sur-Loire	Small cities	6,621	8 / 21	392 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Montargis	Small cities	14,819	21 / 21	1664 / 1747
Sully-sur-Loire	Small cities	5,142	20 / 21	1461 / 1747
Gien	Small cities	13,431	19 / 21	1323 / 1747
Fleury-les-Aubrais	Mid-size cities	21,664	3 / 3	329 / 470
Pithiviers	Small cities	8,981	18 / 21	1101 / 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
Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Small cities	7,317	1 / 21	165 / 1747
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	Small cities	8,470	2 / 21	346 / 1747
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	6,200	3 / 21	413 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Mid-size cities	22,088	1 / 3	126 / 470
Olivet	Mid-size cities	22,988	2 / 3	127 / 470
Gien	Small cities	13,431	4 / 21	480 / 1747
Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Small cities	10,492	5 / 21	546 / 1747
Sully-sur-Loire	Small cities	5,142	6 / 21	615 / 1747
Saint-Denis-en-Val	Small cities	7,768	7 / 21	657 / 1747
Malesherbois	Small cities	8,022	8 / 21	759 / 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.