Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Cheillé 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 Cheillé 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheillé.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Cheillé sees more deaths than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
137 deaths in Cheillé between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 138: 1% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88) alike. The nearest emergency department to Cheillé is Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais, 8.6 mi away. In Indre-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Cheillé · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
8.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Cheillé costs less than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.85/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,210/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Cheillé from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.96/m² a month.
€2,210/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cheillé€2,210/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,210/m²
48
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.26/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Cheillé do less well than those of 67% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.4 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 11.1 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Cheillé is 89.0%, near both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Cheillé, 5.4%, runs below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Cheillé counts 0.2 jobs (250 jobs, 950 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €26,260 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Cheillé, 0.2 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Cheillé are 65 or over: 19%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
18% are under 15, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The middle age in Cheillé is 43.4. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
43.4median age
CheilléIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Old homes shape Cheillé: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Cheillé is Château de l'Islette. On the Culture ministry’s list, Cheillé counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Cheillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Graded property crimes ran at 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.4 (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Cheillé came to 19 in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
3.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary7
Criminal damage7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
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.
3.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
51.7%
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 51.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cheillé
Is Cheillé safe?
Cheillé 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 Cheillé good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cheillé expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,210/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cheillé grades A− for cost of living.
About Cheillé
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Cheillé is a commune of 1,907 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre. 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
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.
