Eure-et-Loir: population, economy and official figures

Eure-et-Loir is a department in Centre — Val de Loire, France. Eure-et-Loir had 433,124 residents on 1 January 2025, 16.7% of Centre — Val de Loire and 0.63% of France; 58th largest of 101 departments in France.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Eure-et-Loir: GDP per person was 29,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 73% of the EU average (98% for France); 65th highest of 101 departments in France.
• Education in Eure-et-Loir: 5,012 pupils in 48 colleges in Eure-et-Loir sat the general series of the diplôme national du brevet (DNB) in 2025; 9 of those colleges were private schools under contract, which entered 17% of candidates (France: 22%).
• Poverty and living standards in Eure-et-Loir: On poverty, Eure-et-Loir ranked 22nd lowest of 97 departements in 2023: 13.3% of residents lived on less than 60% of the national median living standard, against 15.9% in metropolitan France.
• Government budget and revenue in Eure-et-Loir: The departmental council of Eure-et-Loir spent €558.10 million in 2025, or €1,260 per resident, 40th lowest of 94 departmental councils (average €1,260).
• Government and politics in Eure-et-Loir: Christophe Le Dorven has been president of the departmental council of Eure-et-Loir since 1 July 2021, according to the national register of elected officials.

Figures come from France's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other departments in Centre — Val de Loire

• Loiret 694,930
• Indre-et-Loire 622,694
• Loir-et-Cher 327,403
• Cher 296,293
• Indre 213,862

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
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• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
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• Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, DEPP: Indicateurs de valeur ajoutée des collèges, sessions 2024 and 2025 of the diplôme national du brevet, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4022d6fb202a…)
• Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI): Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2016-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 05fd70cbfe72…)
• INSEE: Indicateurs sur les revenus et la pauvreté au niveau local en 2023 (Filosofi 2023, base FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f3822a78e3f5…)
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