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Home to 1,122 people, this town lies in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chançay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chançay 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.
Chançay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Chançay has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chançay. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chançay.
Unemployment runs at 4.7%. 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,080 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.
In Indre-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 83 deaths in Chançay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 79: 5% above. The nearest emergency department to Chançay is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 5.9 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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Chançay from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €9.84/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and close to compared French towns (11%). At 44.7, the median resident of Chançay sits in the middle of the age range. 30% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chançay | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 3. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Chançay has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Château de Valmer: Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Chançay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chançay | 1,122 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Vernou-sur-Brenne | 2,870 | 2.2 | — | B | — | B |
| Vouvray | 3,420 | 3.9 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Nazelles-Négron | 3,776 | 4.5 | B | B | B+ | B |
| Monnaie | 4,833 | 5 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 11,335 | 5 | B− | C+ | C | B+ |
| Parçay-Meslay | 2,574 | 5.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chançay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Chançay is a commune of 1,122 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées. 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) · 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.
