Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Azay-sur-Cher earns an A+: better than almost every compared French town, and #1 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. The trade-off is walkability — 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,296/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Azay-sur-Cher with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Vestiges du château: Photo: Mairieazaysurcher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: Photo: Mairieazaysurcher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Michelinière: Photo: Mairieazaysurcher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Leugny: Photo: Mairieazaysurcher · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azay-sur-Cher.
HealthHealth A
Azay-sur-Cher loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 68 per 100 expected, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Azay-sur-Cher have one GP on hand. Average lifespans in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 165 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 244: 32% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw68
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Azay-sur-Cher · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Trousseau
7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Azay-sur-Cher sits below 93% of compared French towns
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Azay-sur-Cher was burglary (2025). Over 2025, Azay-sur-Cher logged 35 recorded offenses. On the Safety Grade, Azay-sur-Cher ranks 3rd of the 37 compared towns in Indre-et-Loire.
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary20
Family violence8
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (24.2% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Azay-sur-Cher than in Indre-et-Loire or compared French towns: 15 per 10,000 residents
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 16% of homes were built. Among the classé monuments in Azay-sur-Cher is Ancien prieuré de Saint-Jean-du-Gray. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Azay-sur-Cher than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.17/m² a month
€2,296/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,296/m², comes from 88 sales of houses and apartments in Azay-sur-Cher from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Azay-sur-Cher€2,296/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,341/m²
86
€10.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.61/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Azay-sur-Cher is better off than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,650 a year per consumption unit
8%walk, cycle or take transit
6.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Azay-sur-Cher holds 600 jobs; 1,500 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Azay-sur-Cher, 0.4 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Azay-sur-Cher has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24
45.5median age
18% are under 15, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 41% have a degree. Half of Azay-sur-Cher is older than 45.5, half younger.
Azay-sur-CherIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Azay-sur-Cher is a commune of 3,243 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées. 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
3,243 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
8.9 sq mi (23 km²)
INSEE code
37015
Azay-sur-Cher’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Azay-sur-Cher
Is Azay-sur-Cher safe?
It grades A for safety, #3 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Is Azay-sur-Cher expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,296/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Azay-sur-Cher grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
