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BerthenayIndre-et-Loire

A town of 707 in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

707

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.09

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

Median income

€28,430

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 Berthenay a good place to live?

Berthenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Grange monastique dite grange aux Moines · Inscrit · Photo: Duch · CC BY-SA 4.0

Berthenay’s story

Berthenay in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Berthenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1947First protected: Manoir de la Baillardière
2003Most recently protected: Grange monastique dite grange aux Moines

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Nearby attractions

Pop Corn Labyrinthe and 14 more in and around Berthenay

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Berthenay. Best known first.

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Theme parkTheme parkPop Corn Labyrinthein town

AttractionGrottes pétrifiantes de Savonnières1.7 km south, in Savonnières AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry2.4 km south, in Villandry AttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes3.5 km northeast, in Luynes AttractionAttractionPile de Cinq-Mars3.8 km west, in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile AttractionAttractionChâteau de Cinq-Mars5 km west, in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Grottes pétrifiantes de Savonnières: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berthenay.

Who lives here

Few people in Berthenay are 65 or over: 17%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 36% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Berthenay by age and the one in the middle is 45.3.

45.3median age

BerthenayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Indre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berthenay
	Berthenay	Indre-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	12%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	22%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	17%	24%	22%
No diploma	11%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	36%	34%	30%

Full pageBerthenay’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.3 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Berthenay?”

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

History

Old homes shape Berthenay: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Berthenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

13th c.

oldest protected part

1947

first monument protected

Full pageBerthenay’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes24% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Berthenay?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Berthenay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

6.2% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €28,430 a year per consumption unit, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). Berthenay has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Berthenay, 0.1 per working resident

6.2%

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

€28,430

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 work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working resident Median income€28,430 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2 mi off.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Berthenay95.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Lucie et Raymond AubracNearest collègeCollège	Collège	91	95%+1 pt

95.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate

2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBerthenay’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges95.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Berthenay than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.09/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.89/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Berthenay.

€11.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berthenay€11.09/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²

€11.09/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €13.29/m² a month)

€9.89/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBerthenay’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.09/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 Berthenay

13pages on Berthenay

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.5 mi away Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here 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 45.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Berthenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Manoir de la BaillardièreManor house · 14th & 17th c.

Grange monastique dite grange aux MoinesFarm building · 13th c.

Photo credits

Grange monastique dite grange aux Moines: Photo: Duch · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Berthenay

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

How we find them →

Berthenay’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 →

SavonnièresLuynesCinq-Mars-la-PileBallan-MiréFondettesLa RicheBerthenay

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Berthenay	707	—	—	—	—	—
Savonnières	3,392	1.9	—	C⁺	—	A
Luynes	5,062	2.5	A	C⁺	B⁺	A
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile	4,015	3.6	B⁺	B⁻	A	C⁺
Ballan-Miré	8,477	4.2	A	C⁻	A⁻	A⁻
Fondettes	10,954	4.7	A⁻	C⁻	B	A
La Riche	10,487	6.3	C⁻	C⁻	D	B

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

About Berthenay

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

Berthenay is a commune of 707 people in the Tours Métropole 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

Population: 707 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Département: Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 2.8 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code: 37025

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.