Economy, jobs and prices in Eure-et-Loir (Centre — Val de Loire, France): official figures
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.
How big is the economy of Eure-et-Loir?
The local economy produced €13.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Eure-et-Loir?
About 153,700 people worked in Eure-et-Loir in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Eure-et-Loir?
The median living standard in Eure-et-Loir was €25,980 a year in 2023, 28th highest of 97 French departements and 0.2% higher than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Eure-et-Loir?
The poorest tenth of the population of Eure-et-Loir lived on less than €14,190 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €42,220, so the top threshold was 3.0 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Eure-et-Loir?
Wages and salaries made up 64.6% of household disposable income in Eure-et-Loir in 2023 (0.4 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.2%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Eure-et-Loir?
The largest part of the economy of Eure-et-Loir in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 27.6% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (24.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Eure-et-Loir?
Factories, mines and energy produced 20.7% of the value added in Eure-et-Loir in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Eure-et-Loir growing?
Gross value added rose from €9.8 billion in 2015 to €12.2 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 25% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Eure-et-Loir?
Of the 153,700 jobs located in Eure-et-Loir in 2024, 35% in public services, education, health and other services, 16% in industry and 2.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Eure-et-Loir?
The number of people working in Eure-et-Loir rose by 4.1% between 2015 and 2024, to 153,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Eure-et-Loir, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.250 in 2023, 24th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 29.0% of disposable income in Eure-et-Loir in 2023, 33rd lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 9.5% of household income in Eure-et-Loir in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 15.3% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Eure-et-Loir in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Eure-et-Loir compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 28 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Corse-du-Sud | €26,050 |
| 26 | Puy-de-Dôme | €26,040 |
| 27 | Moselle | €26,030 |
| 28 | Eure-et-Loir | €25,980 |
| 29 | Oise | €25,970 |
| 30 | Var | €25,940 |
| 31 | Indre-et-Loire | €25,930 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 74 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Nièvre | 0.251 |
| 72 | Ardèche | 0.251 |
| 73 | Vosges | 0.250 |
| 74 | Eure-et-Loir | 0.250 |
| 75 | Aveyron | 0.250 |
| 76 | Morbihan | 0.249 |
| 77 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 0.249 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 65 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Eure | 29.3% |
| 63 | Seine-Maritime | 29.2% |
| 64 | Somme | 29.0% |
| 65 | Eure-et-Loir | 29.0% |
| 66 | Loiret | 29.0% |
| 67 | Pas-de-Calais | 28.4% |
| 68 | Alpes-Maritimes | 28.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 25 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Nord | 65.9% |
| 23 | Loiret | 65.0% |
| 24 | Eure | 64.7% |
| 25 | Eure-et-Loir | 64.6% |
| 26 | Maine-et-Loire | 63.9% |
| 27 | Seine-Maritime | 63.9% |
| 28 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 63.4% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 18 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Vendée | 21.7% |
| 16 | Vosges | 21.7% |
| 17 | Seine-Maritime | 20.8% |
| 18 | Eure-et-Loir | 20.7% |
| 19 | Saône-et-Loire | 20.7% |
| 20 | Orne | 20.6% |
| 21 | Isère | 20.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 55 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Vendée | 27.9% |
| 53 | Drôme | 27.8% |
| 54 | Sarthe | 27.7% |
| 55 | Eure-et-Loir | 27.6% |
| 56 | Haute-Loire | 27.6% |
| 57 | Bas-Rhin | 27.4% |
| 58 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 27.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Eure-et-Loir ranks 82 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Lot | 24.5% |
| 80 | Morbihan | 24.5% |
| 81 | Haut-Rhin | 24.4% |
| 82 | Eure-et-Loir | 24.4% |
| 83 | Eure | 24.2% |
| 84 | Charente | 24.0% |
| 85 | Alpes-Maritimes | 23.8% |
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Sources
- 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…)
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