Fondettes grades A− overall: better than 79% of compared French towns, and #17 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Fondettes 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 Fondettes.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Fondettes’ ages would predict, 69 per 100 expected, under Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 908 residents of Fondettes died, against 1,133 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. Life expectancy in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Fondettes can choose among 14 GPs.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Fondettes · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours
3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Bretonneau
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Fondettes cost more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €2,908/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Fondettes from July 2023 to June 2026: 317 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €11.82/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 91% were houses.
€2,908/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fondettes€2,908/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,919/m²
288
€12.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.60 to €14.32/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Fondettes: 5 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 3 of the 5, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Fondettes is Prieuré de Lavaré. Protection here reaches back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fondettes is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
26% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 48.3, the median resident of Fondettes sits in the middle of the age range.
48.3median age
FondettesIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
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
Safety
Less crime per resident in Fondettes than in 62% of compared French towns
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12. All told, Fondettes had 201 recorded offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were burglary than anything else (2025).
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary61
Family violence41
Criminal damage30
Sexual violence22
Vehicle theft19
Other physical violence16
Theft from vehicles12
Armed robbery0
Fraud106
Theft without violence37
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
201
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Fondettes run higher than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €31,850 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Fondettes number 3,800, against 4,500 residents in work (0.8 per worker). 3.9% of Fondettes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 9.3%.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,800
jobs based in Fondettes, 0.8 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Fondettes than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 85.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.3 mi away. At the collèges within 5 km of Fondettes, 89.2% passed the brevet, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (88.3%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #26 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire.
Château de Châtigny: Photo: Yricordel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église paroissiale Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Savmickael · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir des Hamardières: Photo: Anonyme. Ancienne photo du Manoir des Hamardières. · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fondettes
Is Fondettes safe?
It grades B for safety, #18 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 61 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fondettes good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #26 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. At the five collèges (Collège Jean Roux, Collège de la Béchellerie, Collège Henri Bergson, Collège Lucie et Raymond Aubrac and Collège Lamartine), 89.2% passed the brevet, 1.5 points below the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fondettes expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fondettes grades C− for cost of living.
About Fondettes
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Fondettes is a commune of 10,954 people in the Tours Métropole Val de 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
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.
