What is the least densely populated town in Centre-Val de Loire in 2026?

Cogny (Cher) is the least densely populated town in Centre-Val de Loire, with just 1.9 inhabitants per km².

What are the 10 least densely populated towns in Centre-Val de Loire?

In order: Cogny (1.9 inhabitants per km²), Chambord (1.9 inhabitants per km²), Contres (2.2 inhabitants per km²), Apremont-sur-Allier (2.2 inhabitants per km²), Lizeray (2.3 inhabitants per km²), Feins-en-Gâtinais (2.5 inhabitants per km²), Presly (2.8 inhabitants per km²), Parnay (2.8 inhabitants per km²), Verneuil (3.1 inhabitants per km²), and Sainte-Montaine (3.1 inhabitants per km²).

What is the most densely populated town in Centre-Val de Loire?

Orléans (Loiret) is the most densely populated town in Centre-Val de Loire, with 4,322.7 inhabitants per km². See the most densely populated towns in Centre-Val de Loire.

How many towns in Centre-Val de Loire are ranked?

All of them: the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire appear in this ranking.

How is density calculated?

Density is the official total population of the commune (INSEE) divided by its area in square kilometers.

Least Densely Populated Towns in Centre-Val de Loire (2026)

This ranking covers all 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. At the other end of the ranking, Orléans (Loiret) comes last with 4,322.7 inhabitants per km².

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least densely populated towns in Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Density (per km²)	Population	Area (km²)
1	Cogny	Cher (18)	1.9	32	17
2	Chambord	Loir-et-Cher (41)	1.9	105	54
3	Contres	Cher (18)	2.2	35	16
4	Apremont-sur-Allier	Cher (18)	2.2	68	31
5	Lizeray	Indre (36)	2.3	83	35
6	Feins-en-Gâtinais	Loiret (45)	2.5	30	12
7	Presly	Cher (18)	2.8	211	75
8	Parnay	Cher (18)	2.8	49	17
9	Verneuil	Cher (18)	3.1	34	11
10	Sainte-Montaine	Cher (18)	3.1	169	54
11	Ennordres	Cher (18)	3.3	208	64
12	La Madeleine-Villefrouin	Loir-et-Cher (41)	3.4	33	9.7
13	Veilleins	Loir-et-Cher (41)	3.4	148	43
14	Neuvy-le-Barrois	Cher (18)	3.6	149	42
15	Chalais	Indre (36)	3.9	154	40
16	Migné	Indre (36)	4.1	229	56
17	Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre	Cher (18)	4.1	206	50
18	Ménétréols-sous-Vatan	Indre (36)	4.4	121	28
19 tied	La Chapelotte	Cher (18)	4.7	134	29
19 tied	Escrignelles	Loiret (45)	4.7	66	14
21	Morainville	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.7	18	3.8
22	Saint-Céols	Cher (18)	4.8	16	3.3
23	Champoulet	Loiret (45)	4.8	45	9.4
24	Chouday	Indre (36)	4.8	145	30
25 tied	Lugny-Champagne	Cher (18)	4.9	144	30
25 tied	Le Plessis-l'Échelle	Loir-et-Cher (41)	4.9	57	12
27	Revercourt	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.9	27	5.5
28	Saint-Médard	Indre (36)	5.0	63	13
29	Chaumoux-Marcilly	Cher (18)	5.0	84	17
30	Giroux	Indre (36)	5.2	123	23
31	Murs	Indre (36)	5.3	122	23
32	Saint-Aubin	Indre (36)	5.3	150	28
33	Préaux	Indre (36)	5.5	178	33
34	Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry	Cher (18)	5.5	96	18
35	Saint-Pierre-de-Jards	Indre (36)	5.5	99	18
36	Corquoy	Cher (18)	5.6	203	37
37	Breteau	Loiret (45)	5.6	92	16
38	Villegongis	Indre (36)	5.6	102	18
39	Montlevicq	Indre (36)	5.8	108	19
40	Fontenay	Indre (36)	5.8	71	12
41	Luzeret	Indre (36)	5.8	156	27
42	Méry-ès-Bois	Cher (18)	5.9	541	92
43	Montlouis	Cher (18)	6.0	113	19
44	La Chapelle-Orthemale	Indre (36)	6.0	101	17
45	La Celle-Condé	Cher (18)	6.1	190	31
46	Lingé	Indre (36)	6.2	202	33
47	Batilly-en-Puisaye	Loiret (45)	6.2	108	17
48	Nuret-le-Ferron	Indre (36)	6.3	300	47
49 tied	Chavannes	Cher (18)	6.4	154	24
49 tied	Vereaux	Cher (18)	6.4	147	23
51	Arpheuilles	Cher (18)	6.4	308	48
52	Saint-Michel-en-Brenne	Indre (36)	6.5	317	49
53	Bonneuil	Indre (36)	6.5	74	11
54	Meunet-Planches	Indre (36)	6.5	174	27
55	Loché-sur-Indrois	Indre-et-Loire (37)	6.6	490	74
56	Villegenon	Cher (18)	6.7	220	33
57	Cléré-du-Bois	Indre (36)	6.7	242	36
58	Saint-Cyr-du-Gault	Loir-et-Cher (41)	6.7	175	26
59	Dammarie-en-Puisaye	Loiret (45)	6.8	175	26
60	Poupry	Eure-et-Loir (28)	6.8	98	14
61	Aize	Indre (36)	6.9	117	17
62 tied	Bagneux	Indre (36)	6.9	175	25
62 tied	Bretagne	Indre (36)	6.9	127	18
64	Beaulieu	Indre (36)	7.0	52	7.5
65	Vernais	Cher (18)	7.0	181	26
66	Lignac	Indre (36)	7.1	473	67
67	Le Moulinet-sur-Solin	Loiret (45)	7.1	137	19
68	Courbehaye	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.1	140	20
69	La Champenoise	Indre (36)	7.1	316	44
70	Nançay	Cher (18)	7.2	761	106
71 tied	Primelles	Cher (18)	7.3	193	27
71 tied	Villiers	Indre (36)	7.3	178	25
73	Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly	Cher (18)	7.3	134	18
74	Faverdines	Cher (18)	7.3	135	19
75	Ruan-sur-Egvonne	Loir-et-Cher (41)	7.3	83	11
76 tied	Saint-Vitte	Cher (18)	7.4	121	16
76 tied	Roches	Loir-et-Cher (41)	7.4	65	8.8
78	Sévry	Cher (18)	7.4	67	9.0
79	Cortrat	Loiret (45)	7.4	82	11
80	Lantan	Cher (18)	7.5	100	13
81	Francillon	Indre (36)	7.5	77	10
82	Groises	Cher (18)	7.5	133	18
83	Bouges-le-Château	Indre (36)	7.6	264	35
84 tied	Ineuil	Cher (18)	7.6	209	27
84 tied	Saulnay	Indre (36)	7.6	169	22
86	Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers	Cher (18)	7.7	84	11
87 tied	Le Tranger	Indre (36)	7.7	171	22
87 tied	Chanceaux-près-Loches	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.7	112	15
89	Jussy-Champagne	Cher (18)	7.7	210	27
90	Épeigné-sur-Dême	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.7	163	21
91	Dambron	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.8	93	12
92 tied	Adon	Loiret (45)	7.8	192	25
92 tied	Saint-Lubin-de-Cravant	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.8	54	6.9
94 tied	Neuilly-en-Dun	Cher (18)	7.8	231	29
94 tied	Bouffry	Loir-et-Cher (41)	7.8	139	18
96	Villedômain	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.9	130	16
97	Obterre	Indre (36)	7.9	226	28
98	Saugy	Cher (18)	8.0	77	9.6
99	Reboursin	Indre (36)	8.0	102	13
100	Ivoy-le-Pré	Cher (18)	8.1	796	99

Source: INSEE (official population figures); IGN / Observatoire des territoires (areas); total population divided by area. Not ranked: towns with no inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The least densely populated towns in Centre-Val de Loire in 2026

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