Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 382 people live in this town, in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Gizeux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gizeux does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Gizeux counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1945.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gizeux.
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 21% of adults. Also worth knowing: the median resident of Gizeux is 56.8 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Gizeux | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Gizeux counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Gizeux holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,350 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). 11.1% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
15 houses and apartments changed hands in Gizeux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Culture ministry’s list, Gizeux counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gizeux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gizeux | 382 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourgueil | 3,631 | 7.4 | A | A− | C+ | B− |
| Noyant-Villages Maine-et-Loire | 5,448 | 9 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Allonnes Maine-et-Loire | 2,911 | 10 | B+ | A− | B+ | C |
| Langeais | 4,367 | 10 | C+ | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Vivy Maine-et-Loire | 2,582 | 12 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile | 4,015 | 13 | B+ | B− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Gizeux is a commune of 382 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest 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
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 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.