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A town of 1,252 in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Cerelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 10% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,289/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Gâtine-Racan. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Cerelles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cerelles 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.
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Cerelles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Georges Houssard, born in 1814, is the one person born in Cerelles before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cerelles.
Unemployment stood at 7.0%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.2% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, Cerelles counts 0.1 jobs (100 jobs, 650 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,790 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 56 residents of Cerelles died, against 77 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. Women in Indre-et-Loire live to 86.1 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Cerelles is Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours, 4.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Degrees are held by 41% of adults, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 18% of the town. Line up the people of Cerelles by age and the one in the middle is 43.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Cerelles | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,289/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Cerelles from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 34 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,289/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Cerelles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Cerelles. Best known first.
Cerelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Baudry: Photo: Anonyme Unknown author · Public domain
One notable person was born in Cerelles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerelles | 1,252 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Chanceaux-sur-Choisille | 3,499 | 2 | A+ | B | A− | A |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 4,515 | 3.4 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Monnaie | 4,833 | 4.9 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 3,290 | 5 | B− | C− | C | A− |
| Parçay-Meslay | 2,574 | 5 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 17,029 | 6.4 | A− | D | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cerelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,289/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cerelles grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Cerelles is a commune of 1,252 people in the Communauté de communes de Gâtine-Racan. 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 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.