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A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 177 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Assay falls below the line for grades. 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Assay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Assay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Assay.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Residents of Assay have a median age of 56.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Assay | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Assay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,540 a year per consumption unit. At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Assay didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Assay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Assay. Best known first.
Assay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Baschet (ou Bascher, ou Basché): Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Assay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assay | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chinon | 8,144 | 7.2 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 2,717 | 9.9 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Loudun Vienne | 6,839 | 10 | C | A | D | C+ |
| Bourgueil | 3,631 | 16 | A | A− | C+ | B− |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 3,438 | 16 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 4,092 | 16 | B+ | B+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Assay is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Val de Vienne. 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
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 November 4, 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.