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Azay-sur-IndreIndre-et-Loire

Population 363: a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Azay-sur-Indre a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Azay-sur-Indre has none. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.

What makes Azay-sur-Indre stand out

The one thing Azay-sur-Indre does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien
Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien · Inscrit · Photo: Eurasia21eu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Azay-sur-Indre’s story

Azay-sur-Indre in pictures

Azay-sur-Indre has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1949First protected: Ancienne métairie monastique de Bergeresse
  • 2006Most recently protected: Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azay-sur-Indre.

History

Old homes shape Azay-sur-Indre: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
13th c.
oldest protected part
1949
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Azay-sur-Indre has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%). The median resident of Azay-sur-Indre is 46.6 years old. Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older.

46.6median age
Azay-sur-IndreIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Azay-sur-Indre
Azay-sur-IndreIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–247.9%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+24%24%22%
No diploma16%16%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education31%34%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Azay-sur-Indre are out of work than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

At the census, 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs based in Azay-sur-Indre number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,340 a year per consumption unit, near both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Azay-sur-Indre, 0.4 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Azay-sur-Indre than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.19/m² a month

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

The market in Azay-sur-Indre: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Azay-sur-Indre€10.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €13.14/m² a month)
€8.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Folaine and 4 more in and around Azay-sur-Indre

Heritage and gardens in and near Azay-sur-Indre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Azay-sur-Indre

12pages on Azay-sur-Indre

Landmarks

Azay-sur-Indre has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Ancienne métairie monastique de Bergeresse: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Folaine: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Azay-sur-Indre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Azay-sur-Indre yet.

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Azay-sur-Indre’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 →
LochesAthée-sur-CherBléréSaint-BranchsEsvresLa Croix-en-TouraineLochesAthée-sur-CherBléréSaint-BranchsEsvresLa Croix-en-TouraineAzay-sur-Indre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Azay-sur-Indre363—————
Loches6,2346C+BDB
Athée-sur-Cher2,8558—B+—A−
Bléré5,3528CB−CB
Saint-Branchs2,6378.6—A−—A−
Esvres6,2949.4AC+AA
La Croix-en-Touraine2,5439.6B+BB+A−

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

About Azay-sur-Indre

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

Azay-sur-Indre is a commune of 363 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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
363 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
37016

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 9, 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.