This ranking covers 12 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. At the other end of the ranking, Dreux (Eure-et-Loir) comes last with €19,770.
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: richest cities in Centre-Val de Loire
| Rank | Town | Department | Median standard of living (€/year) | Proportional bar | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivet | Loiret (45) | 30,370 | 24,046 | |
| 2 | Chartres | Eure-et-Loir (28) | 25,220 | 39,318 | |
| 3 | Saint-Jean-de-Braye | Loiret (45) | 24,550 | 23,773 | |
| 4 | Bourges | Cher (18) | 24,230 | 66,155 | |
| 5 | Joué-lès-Tours | Indre-et-Loire (37) | 23,890 | 38,836 | |
| 6 | Fleury-les-Aubrais | Loiret (45) | 23,650 | 22,020 | |
| 7 | Orléans | Loiret (45) | 23,630 | 118,788 | |
| 8 | Tours | Indre-et-Loire (37) | 23,390 | 141,746 | |
| 9 | Châteauroux | Indre (36) | 22,710 | 44,536 | |
| 10 | Blois | Loir-et-Cher (41) | 21,640 | 48,742 | |
| 11 | Vierzon | Cher (18) | 21,170 | 25,527 | |
| 12 | Dreux | Eure-et-Loir (28) | 19,770 | 32,045 |
Source: INSEE, Filosofi (localized social and tax income data); median annual standard of living of residents, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.