What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Where it falls short is safety — an average of 19.2 recorded violent incidents and 23.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a C− overall, Château-Renault is better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns and ranks #35 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on walkability as well (A) — 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do less well than most (D−): bac results 9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 13 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Château-Renault 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.
Église Saint-André: Photo: GrandCelinien · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne tannerie Peltereau-Tenneson: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Château-Renault.
Safety
For crime per resident, Château-Renault sits above 97% of compared French towns
19.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
The police record for Château-Renault lists 184 offenses in 2025. The town ranks last of the 37 compared towns in Indre-et-Loire on the Safety Grade. Jobs outnumber working residents in Château-Renault (2,900 to 1,650): it draws people in from around. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage61
Family violence38
Sexual violence28
Other physical violence19
Burglary17
Theft from vehicles13
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence32
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.
19.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
184
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Château-Renault than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 80.0%
77.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Château-Renault is 77.0%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. Its collèges and lycées rank #40 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire on results. The nearest general lycée is 13.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in Château-Renault than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,230 a year per consumption unit
19%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 12.7%, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 18.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot14%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,900
jobs based in Château-Renault, 1.7 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Château-Renault costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.10/m² a month
€1,478/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Château-Renault is the second cheapest of the 47 towns in Indre-et-Loire, at €1,478/m². The median price, €1,478/m², comes from 150 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-Renault€1,478/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,542/m²
135
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.44 to €11.13/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Castelrenaudais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Château-Renault hold a degree than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
50.8median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. 14% are under 15, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Château-Renault is 50.8 years old.
Château-RenaultIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2013. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Château-Renault: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Also worth knowing: 18% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1949
first monument protected
2013
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Château-Renault records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 554 residents of Château-Renault died, against 534 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. The nearest emergency department to Château-Renault is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 13.2 mi away. 16 GPs practise in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Château-Renault · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
15.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Château-Renault is a commune of 4,392 people in the Communauté de communes du Castelrenaudais. 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
4,392 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Castelrenaudais
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code
37063
Château-Renault’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-Renault
Is Château-Renault safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Château-Renault good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Château-Renault expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,478/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Château-Renault grades A for cost of living.
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.
