Where it does best is walkability — just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Joué-lès-Tours’s overall grade is B−, better than half of compared French towns. It ranks #27 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, 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 Joué-lès-Tours 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 Joué-lès-Tours.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Joué-lès-Tours, 14.6%, runs above Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,890 a year per consumption unit, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 15.2% of working residents in Joué-lès-Tours to work at the census.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
Public transport15%
On foot5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
13,800
jobs based in Joué-lès-Tours, 0.9 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The middle sale price in Joué-lès-Tours: €2,361/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,600/m² in Joué-lès-Tours, apartments for €2,097/m². A house rents for an estimated €11.70/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,450 homes were sold locally.
€2,361/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Joué-lès-Tours€2,361/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,600/m²
653
Apartments
€2,097/m²
797
€12.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.88 to €15.01/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.70/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
Schools
89.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 93% passed the bac pro, of 414 candidates at 5 lycées. The bac pass rate near Joué-lès-Tours is 96.3%, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #12 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Joué-lès-Tours has a lower adjusted death rate than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3,561 deaths in Joué-lès-Tours between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 3,865: 8% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, Joué-lès-Tours records 82 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). 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. 43 GPs practise locally.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
43
GPs in Joué-lès-Tours · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
1.5 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
Joué-lès-Tours has more crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Joué-lès-Tours was criminal damage (2025). Its tally for 2025: 928 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 15.8.
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage311
Family violence141
Burglary131
Theft from vehicles126
Other physical violence110
Sexual violence66
Vehicle theft43
Fraud307
Theft without violence223
Drug use99
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
928
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in Joué-lès-Tours are 15 to 24, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
31% of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Joué-lès-Tours is 41.8 years old. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, in line with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%).
41.8median age
Joué-lès-ToursIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
History
Joué-lès-Tours: 9 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. Joué-lès-Tours has 2.3 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 7 of 9. Also worth knowing: 1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Stéphane Dalmat: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Pierre Danguillaume: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vincent Pelluard: nuestrociclismo.com, CC BY-SA 2.0
Joué-lès-Tours’ 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 Joué-lès-Tours
Is Joué-lès-Tours safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #22 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 131 burglaries and 311 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Joué-lès-Tours good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #12 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. The lycée stands out: 99% of 318 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Monnet in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Joué-lès-Tours expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.78/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Joué-lès-Tours grades C for cost of living.
About Joué-lès-Tours
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Joué-lès-Tours is a commune of 38,423 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.
