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ChaumussayIndre-et-Loire

Some 199 people live in this town, in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Chaumussay a good place to live?

There are no grades for Chaumussay: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 39% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 44% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Chaumussay stand out

The 2 things Chaumussay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard · Inscrit · Photo: DoucF · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chaumussay’s story

Chaumussay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chaumussay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2018.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1952First protected: Église Saint-Médard
  • 2018The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumussay.

Who lives here

Few people in Chaumussay are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 44% of the town, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 8.5%. 27% of adults hold a degree.

59median age
ChaumussayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chaumussay
ChaumussayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 158.5%16%17%
15–245.1%10%11%
25–4414%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+44%24%22%
No diploma25%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%25%26%
Baccalauréat13%18%18%
Higher education27%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Chaumussay keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 57% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2018. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chaumussay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1952
first monument protected
2018
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
57%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Chaumussay has higher unemployment than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 12.4%

Jobs located in Chaumussay: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,210 a year per consumption unit, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chaumussay, 0.4 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chaumussay costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.56/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Chaumussay from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.28/m² a month.

€8.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaumussay€8.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.53/m² a month)
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Boussay and 4 more in and around Chaumussay

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chaumussay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaumussay

12pages on Chaumussay

Landmarks

Chaumussay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Médard: Photo: DoucF · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chaumussay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaumussay yet.

How we find them →

Chaumussay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →
DescartesDangé-Saint-RomainChâtelleraultDescartesDangé-Saint-RomainChâtelleraultChaumussay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chaumussay199—————
Descartes3,36911BA+C−B+
Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne2,95913AAA−A
Châtellerault Vienne31,00315C+A−C−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chaumussay

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Chaumussay is a commune of 199 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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
199 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.3 sq mi (19 km²)
INSEE code
37064

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.