Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 945 residents, it is a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Benais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Homes change hands at a median €1,548/m².
The one thing Benais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Benais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Benais. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Benais.
Among adults, 27% have a degree. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Benais | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Benais is Église Saint-Germain. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Benais has 200 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stood at 8.3%, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,530 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre de RonsardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
32 houses and apartments changed hands in Benais from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,548/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Benais’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Duch.seb · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Benais as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benais | 945 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourgueil | 3,631 | 2 | A | A− | C+ | B− |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 2,717 | 7.1 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Langeais | 4,367 | 8.7 | C+ | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Allonnes Maine-et-Loire | 2,911 | 8.9 | B+ | A− | B+ | C |
| Chinon | 8,144 | 9.1 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile | 4,015 | 12 | B+ | B− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Benais is a commune of 945 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest Val de 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.