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AnchéIndre-et-Loire

A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 426 people.

Population

426

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.14

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,980

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Anché a good place to live?

Anché has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.

What makes Anché stand out

The one thing Anché does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Manoir du Bois de Veude · Inscrit · Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0

Anché’s story

Anché in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Anché, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1926First protected: Église Saint-Symphorien
1964Most recently protected: Manoir du Bois de Veude

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Nearby attractions

Château des Brétignolles and 11 more in and around Anché

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Anché. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Brétignollesin town ChâteauChâteauManoir du Bois de Veudein town AttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau3.5 km southeast, in Lémeré AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré des Roches-Saint-Paul2 km west, in Ligré Archaeological siteArchaeological siteCarroir Bon Air3.2 km southwest, in Ligré ChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame de Rivière2.5 km northwest, in Rivière

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Anché.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Anché hold a degree than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 23%

Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. The middle age in Anché is 48.8.

48.8median age

AnchéIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Indre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Anché
	Anché	Indre-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	16%	16%	17%
15–24	9.3%	10%	11%
25–44	19%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	26%	24%	22%
No diploma	19%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	23%	34%	30%

Full pageAnché’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.8 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households200 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Anché?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Anché: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

13th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Anché?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Anché than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,980 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.2%, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Anché has 50 jobs: 0.4 each.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Anché, 0.4 per working resident

11.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,980

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€24,980 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Anché costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.14/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

16 houses and apartments changed hands in Anché from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Anché€9.14/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²

€9.14/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €11.70/m² a month)

€8.68/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAnché’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.14/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Anché

12pages on Anché

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.8 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Anché, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Église Saint-SymphorienChurch · 13th–16th c.

Château des BrétignollesChâteau · 15th–18th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Lieven Smits · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château des Brétignolles: Photo: Liphippe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Anché

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Anché yet.

How we find them →

Anché’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →

ChinonBeaumont-en-VéronAzay-le-RideauBourgueilLoudunLangeaisAnché

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Anché	426	—	—	—	—	—
Chinon	8,144	3.9	C⁺	B⁺	D	C⁺
Beaumont-en-Véron	2,717	7.1	—	A⁻	—	B⁺
Azay-le-Rideau	3,438	12	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻	B⁻
Bourgueil	3,631	12	A	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻
Loudun Vienne	6,839	13	C	A	D	C⁺
Langeais	4,367	14	C⁺	B⁻	C⁺	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Anché

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Anché is a commune of 426 people in the Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 426 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire
Département: Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code: 37004

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.