Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. It also trails on walkability (C−): 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Francueil 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.
Each subject compares Francueil 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.
Église paroissiale Saint-Thibault: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chenonceaux (également sur communes de Chenonceaux et Civray-de-Touraine): Photo: xorge · CC BY-SA 2.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Francueil.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Only 5.3% of commuters in Francueil go to work without a car, fewer than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Francueil went to work by public transport. Unemployment runs at 8.3%. The median disposable income was €26,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Francueil, 0.2 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Francueil cost less than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,882/m²
€1,882/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.72/m² a month, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€12.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold in Francueil. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.34/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Francueil€1,882/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,882/m²
48
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €13.24/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Francueil has a lower adjusted death rate than 69% of compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Francueil records 81 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 111 residents of Francueil died, against 136 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Francueil is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 8 mi away. In Indre-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Francueil · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
18.4 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
Francueil keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Francueil counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Domaine de Chenonceaux (également sur communes de Chenonceaux et Civray-de-Touraine).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Francueil are under 15, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
45.1median age
28% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
FrancueilIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Francueil is a commune of 1,461 people in the Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher. 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
1,461 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
37110
Francueil’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 Francueil
Is Francueil safe?
Francueil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Francueil expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Francueil 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.
