Chinon’s lowest grade is for safety: an average of 15.7 recorded violent incidents and 23.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is easy to get around without a car (B+): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,704/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking #31 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. On that grade it does better than 37% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Chinon 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.
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Mexme: Photo: Francetelecom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Vauguyon: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Parilly (ancienne église Notre-Dame de l'Epine de Parilly): Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Rensi sur Wikipédia allemand · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chinon.
History
Chinon keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
34historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 34 historic monuments in Chinon: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 25 inscrit (the second level). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1997. Relative to its size, Chinon keeps 42 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Mexme.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Chinon records more crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
15.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
On the Safety Grade, Chinon ranks 35th of the 37 compared towns in Indre-et-Loire. The 2025 count: 340 offenses in the town. This Indre-et-Loire town has 5,550 jobs for 2,850 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Chinon (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage103
Family violence64
Other physical violence44
Sexual violence42
Burglary39
Theft from vehicles25
Vehicle theft23
Theft without violence60
Fraud54
Drug use20
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.
15.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
340
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
More people in Chinon are out of work than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.7%
16%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 16.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,660 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
5,550
jobs based in Chinon, 1.9 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Chinon skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
49.2median age
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
ChinonIndre-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 diploma25%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Chinon costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.81/m² a month
€1,704/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,704/m²: 345 houses and apartments sold in Chinon between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in Chinon goes for €1,778/m², an apartment for €1,651/m². Among the homes sold, 72% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chinon€1,704/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,778/m²
249
Apartments
€1,651/m²
96
€10.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.45 to €13.84/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Chinon records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,177 deaths in Chinon from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,361, 16% more. Life expectancy at birth in Indre-et-Loire is 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Chinon can choose among 13 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Chinon · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
2.5 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
82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 106 candidates at 2 lycées. Near Chinon, 96.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #27 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire on results.
Marlon Gaillard: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pascal Josèphe: Charles Cara, CC BY-SA 4.0 · David Grosclaude: Didier Chérel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muriel Moreno: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Alfred-Casimir-Alexis Williez: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Daniel Jamet: Joyce REBILLARD (photo personnelle), CC BY 2.5
About Chinon
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Chinon is a commune of 8,144 people in the Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et 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
8,144 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
15.1 sq mi (39.1 km²)
INSEE code
37072
Chinon’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 Chinon
Is Chinon safe?
It grades D for safety, #35 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 103 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chinon good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #27 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. The lycée stands out: 99% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François Rabelais in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chinon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,704/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chinon grades B+ 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.
