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Population 1,365: a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (C−): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,589/m² takes 6.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Gâtine-Racan.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Charentilly 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 Charentilly 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.
Charentilly has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Charentilly; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage in and near Charentilly. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charentilly.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 61 residents of Charentilly died, against 86 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Indre-et-Loire is 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Half of residents lived on more than €29,960 a year per consumption unit, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 3.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: just over a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). On top of that, the 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Charentilly | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Charentilly; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,589/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Charentilly between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.78/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,589/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Charentilly; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Manoir des Ligneries: Photo: Billard37 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charentilly yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charentilly | 1,365 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 3,290 | 2.3 | B− | C− | C | A− |
| Chanceaux-sur-Choisille | 3,499 | 4.3 | A+ | B | A− | A |
| Fondettes | 10,954 | 4.6 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 4,515 | 4.7 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 17,029 | 4.8 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Luynes | 5,062 | 5.8 | A | C+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Charentilly has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 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 €2,589/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Charentilly grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Charentilly is a commune of 1,365 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.
