Homes are affordable (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 11.9% unemployment. The median sale price is €1,300/m². Over-65s are 38% of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. L'Île-Bouchard 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 L'Île-Bouchard 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 L'Île-Bouchard.
Who lives here
Older residents shape L'Île-Bouchard: 38% are 65 or over, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
18% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8% of residents. The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
56.9median age
L'Île-BouchardIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape L'Île-Bouchard: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in L'Île-Bouchard is Ancien prieuré Saint-Léonard. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, L'Île-Bouchard sees 89 deaths per 100 expected, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 361 deaths in L'Île-Bouchard from 2016 to 2025; there were 408, 13% more. The nearest emergency department to L'Île-Bouchard is Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais, 7.7 mi away. The town has 7 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Indre-et-Loire can expect 86.1 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in L'Île-Bouchard · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église paroissiale Saint-Gilles: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY 3.0 · Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Henri Heuzé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien couvent des Cordeliers: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien prieuré Saint-Léonard: Photo: Patrick Clenet · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about L'Île-Bouchard
Is L'Île-Bouchard safe?
L'Île-Bouchard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is L'Île-Bouchard expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so L'Île-Bouchard grades A for cost of living.
About L'Île-Bouchard
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
L'Île-Bouchard is a commune of 1,606 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Val de Vienne. 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.
