Château-la-Vallière’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Château-la-Vallière 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 Château-la-Vallière 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Château de Vaujours · Classé · Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
Château-la-Vallière’s story
Château-la-Vallière in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Château-la-Vallière: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean Schubnel, born in 1894, is the one person born in Château-la-Vallière before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Château-la-Vallière.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Château-la-Vallière costs less than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.73/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,653/m², below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€2,465/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. 73 houses and apartments changed hands in Château-la-Vallière from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,653/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-la-Vallière€1,653/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,660/m²
72
€7.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.64/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest Val de Loire
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Château-la-Vallière hold a degree than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 13%
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Château-la-Vallière are older than 50.9.
50.9median age
Château-la-VallièreIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Château-la-Vallière are out of work than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.6%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,280 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Château-la-Vallière, 0.9 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Château-la-Vallière’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Indre-et-Loire live to 86.1 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Château-la-Vallière records 95 deaths per 100 expected, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 361 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 454, 26% more. The nearest emergency department to Château-la-Vallière is Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir, 11 mi away.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Château-la-Vallière · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir
19.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Bretonneau
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Château-la-Vallière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Among the graded crimes in Château-la-Vallière, the most frequent was burglary (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.3 cases of violence against people and 13.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 21 offenses were reported in Château-la-Vallière during 2025.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary7
Theft from vehicles7
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
28.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 28.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Vaujours and 4 more in and around Château-la-Vallière
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Château-la-Vallière. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-la-Vallière
Is Château-la-Vallière safe?
Château-la-Vallière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Château-la-Vallière good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Château-la-Vallière expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Château-la-Vallière grades A for cost of living.
About Château-la-Vallière
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Château-la-Vallière is a commune of 1,734 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest 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
1,734 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest Val de Loire
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.
