Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Bournan is Église Saint-Martin. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Martin 10th–15th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageBournan’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes57% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bournan?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Bournan, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

28% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Bournan in two is 42. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.

42median age

BournanIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Indre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat27%

Higher education28%

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 Bournan
	Bournan	Indre-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	20%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	20%	24%	22%
No diploma	14%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	27%	18%	18%
Higher education	28%	34%	30%

Full pageBournan’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bournan?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bournan, 5.3%, runs below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Bournan: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,710 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Bicycle3%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

jobs based in Bournan, 0.2 per working resident

5.3%

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

€25,710

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBournan’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Bournan costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.89/m² a month

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

The market in Bournan: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bournan€9.89/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²

€9.89/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.15/m² a month)

€7.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBournan’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.89/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Martin de Bournan and 4 more in and around Bournan

Heritage in and near Bournan. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Bournanin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bagneuxin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Étangs3 km north, in Bossée ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grillemont4.3 km northeast, in La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin ChâteauChâteauChâteau4.2 km west, in Sepmes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bournan

12pages on Bournan

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Bournan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 10th–15th c.

Château de BagneuxChâteau · 13th–15th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Bagneux: Photo: Cyberds · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Bournan

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

How we find them →

Bournan’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 →

DescartesSainte-Maure-de-TouraineDangé-Saint-RomainSaint-BranchsSorignyLochesBournan

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bournan	277	—	—	—	—	—
Descartes	3,369	6	B	A⁺	C⁻	B⁺
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	4,092	6.1	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne	2,959	11	A	A	A⁻	A
Saint-Branchs	2,637	11	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Sorigny	2,938	13	—	B⁺	—	A
Loches	6,234	13	C⁺	B	D	B

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

About Bournan

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

Bournan is a commune of 277 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: 277 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département: Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code: 37032

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.