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CormeryIndre-et-Loire

Population 1,905: a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Cormery a good place to live?

Residents are healthier than most (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,867/m² takes 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. It also does well on walkability — 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for jobs & income.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Cormery 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.

StrongestA−Health

What makes Cormery stand out

The one thing Cormery does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Cormery grades

Each subject compares Cormery 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.

How grading works

Cormery has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA−Open →WalkabilityAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Jobs & income6.2% unemploymentBOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC+Open →SchoolsBrevet results 3 points below the expected rateB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Notre-Dame-de-Fougeray
Église Notre-Dame-de-Fougeray · Classé · Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cormery’s story

Cormery in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cormery counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2016.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1908First protected: Ancienne abbaye bénédictine
  • 1920Most recently protected: Lanterne des Morts
  • 2016The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Cormery and 10 more in and around Cormery

Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Cormery. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cormery.

HealthHealth A−

Allowing for age and care homes, Cormery sees fewer deaths than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Cormery is Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Trousseau, 8.2 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 229 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 229, about as many. Life expectancy in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Indre-et-Loire town has 8 family doctors.

−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw100
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Cormery · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Trousseau
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Unemployment in Cormery, 6.2%, runs below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

8.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 400 jobs are based in Cormery, for 950 working residents (0.4 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,570 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Cormery, 0.4 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,570
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 74% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Cormery, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Line up the people of Cormery by age and the one in the middle is 39.7. A third of adults hold a degree, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and above compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.

39.7median age
CormeryIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cormery
CormeryIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+19%24%22%
No diploma15%16%19%
CAP or BEP25%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education33%34%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Cormery: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

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

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2016. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Cormery is Ancienne abbaye bénédictine. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected
2016
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
21%
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

HousingCost of living C+

Homes in Cormery cost less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,867/m²

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

The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.12/m² a month. The market in Cormery: 70 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,867/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cormery€1,867/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,854/m²69
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €14.60/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.7 mi off.

91.0%passed the brevetB−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cormery91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège AlcuinNearest collègeCollègeCollège11991%−3 pts

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91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
0.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cormery

15pages on Cormery

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cormery counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye bénédictine: Photo: BRUNNER Emmanuel, Manu25 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lanterne des Morts: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cormery

One notable person was born in Cormery.

Their page →

Cormery’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 →
EsvresSaint-BranchsAthée-sur-CherAzay-sur-CherVeignéVéretzEsvresSaint-BranchsAthée-sur-CherAzay-sur-CherVeignéVéretzCormery
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cormery1,905——C+—A−
Esvres6,2942.8AC+AA
Saint-Branchs2,6374.2—A−—A−
Athée-sur-Cher2,8555.1—B+—A−
Azay-sur-Cher3,2435.1A+B+AA
Veigné6,8655.5ACA−A−
Véretz4,6446.1B+C+A+A−

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

Questions about Cormery

Is Cormery safe?

Cormery has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Cormery good?

They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Cormery expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.78/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cormery grades C+ for cost of living.

About Cormery

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

Cormery is a commune of 1,905 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
1,905 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code
37083

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.