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212 people call this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire home.

Population

212

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.45

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,200

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Civray-sur-Esves a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Civray-sur-Esves is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Civray-sur-Esves stand out

The one thing Civray-sur-Esves does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Rémi · Inscrit · Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0

Civray-sur-Esves’ story

Civray-sur-Esves in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Marcel Petit, born in 1888, is the one person born in Civray-sur-Esves before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1926First protected: Église Saint-Rémi

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Civray-sur-Esves.

History

Civray-sur-Esves keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 56% built before 1919

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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Civray-sur-Esves; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes56% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Civray-sur-Esves?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Civray-sur-Esves are 15 to 24: 8.8%, fewer than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are a fifth of the population. The median resident of Civray-sur-Esves is 47.9 years old.

47.9median age

Civray-sur-EsvesIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Indre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Civray-sur-Esves
	Civray-sur-Esves	Indre-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	8.8%	10%	11%
25–44	19%	22%	23%
45–64	35%	27%	26%
65+	20%	24%	22%
No diploma	16%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	26%	34%	30%

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Ages47.9 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households100 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Civray-sur-Esves?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Civray-sur-Esves walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,200 a year. Unemployment runs at 8.6%. A tenth of Civray-sur-Esves’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Civray-sur-Esves, 0.2 per working resident

8.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,200

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€28,200 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Civray-sur-Esves costs less than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.45/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.62/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Civray-sur-Esves.

€7.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Civray-sur-Esves€7.45/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²

€7.45/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.95 to €9.33/m² a month)

€7.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.45/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Martin de Bournan and 3 more in and around Civray-sur-Esves

Heritage in and near Civray-sur-Esves. Best known first.

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ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Bournan3.3 km northeast, in Bournan ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bagneux2.1 km north, in Bournan ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Louère2.2 km west, in Marcé-sur-Esves ChâteauChâteauChâteau4.2 km northwest, in Sepmes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Civray-sur-Esves

12pages on Civray-sur-Esves

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.4 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Civray-sur-Esves has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-RémiChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Dolmen dit Chillon du FeuilletDolmen · Prehistory · in Descartes, 1.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 10th–15th c. · in Bournan, 2.1 mi

Classé

Château de Grillemont et ses communsChâteau · 15th–19th c. · in La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin, 4.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémi: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Civray-sur-Esves

One notable person was born in Civray-sur-Esves.

Their page →

Marcel PetitFrench veterinarian (1888-1986)

Civray-sur-Esves’ 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 →

DescartesSainte-Maure-de-TouraineDangé-Saint-RomainSaint-BranchsSorignyLochesCivray-sur-Esves

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Civray-sur-Esves	212	—	—	—	—	—
Descartes	3,369	3.9	B	A⁺	C⁻	B⁺
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	4,092	6.5	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne	2,959	8.6	A	A	A⁻	A
Saint-Branchs	2,637	14	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Sorigny	2,938	14	—	B⁺	—	A
Loches	6,234	15	C⁺	B	D	B

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

About Civray-sur-Esves

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

Civray-sur-Esves is a commune of 212 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: 212 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département: Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code: 37080

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 8, 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.