Crime is low: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Esvres earns an A: better than 91% of compared French towns, and #6 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C): just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,550/m² takes 6.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Esvres 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 Esvres.
Safety
Esvres records less crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
2025 saw 78 offenses recorded in Esvres. The town comes 2nd of the 37 compared towns in Indre-et-Loire on the Safety Grade. More of the graded crimes here were burglary than anything else (2025).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary28
Family violence18
Criminal damage18
Theft from vehicles14
Armed robbery0
Fraud37
Theft without violence16
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
78
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.7%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 8.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Esvres sees fewer deaths than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 70 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Esvres can choose among 6 GPs. Average lifespans in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 287 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 411: 30% below.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Esvres · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Trousseau
5.6 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
Fewer commuters in Esvres walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%
Jobs located in Esvres: 2,350, for 2,900 residents in work (0.8 each). 6.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €28,400 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
2,350
jobs based in Esvres, 0.8 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Esvres are under 15, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
9.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
42median age
EsvresIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
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
HousingCost of living C+
The median sale price of homes in Esvres is €2,550/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 98% of what sold. The market in Esvres: 185 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.75/m² a month.
€2,550/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Esvres€2,550/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,559/m²
181
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.05 to €15.53/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.75/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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Esvres
Is Esvres safe?
It grades A for safety, #2 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Esvres good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #28 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Esvres expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.49/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Esvres grades C+ for cost of living.
About Esvres
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Esvres is a commune of 6,294 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.
