Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
566 people live in this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Chédigny has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Chédigny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chédigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Polissoir fixe dit La Pierre Saint-Martin, in Luzillé, 3.9 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chédigny.
Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Chédigny split evenly at 48.4: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chédigny | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Chédigny holds 200 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,620 a year per consumption unit, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 8.0% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Chédigny.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Chédigny. Best known first.
Nothing in Chédigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chédigny.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chédigny | 566 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loches | 6,234 | 5.9 | C+ | B | D | B |
| Bléré | 5,352 | 7.5 | C | B− | C | B |
| Athée-sur-Cher | 2,855 | 8.5 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| La Croix-en-Touraine | 2,543 | 9.1 | B+ | B | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,710 | 9.6 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Branchs | 2,637 | 11 | — | A− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Chédigny is a commune of 566 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
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.