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The town has 10,487 residents and lies in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Strong in places, weak in others. Jobs & income is its weak spot: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment. Crime runs high: an average of 9.1 recorded violent incidents and 24 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €2,855/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Its best grade is for walkability — 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 33% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at C−, better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things La Riche does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Riche 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in La Riche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Riche. Best known first.
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosmein town
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours3.1 km east, in Tours
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours2.2 km east, in Tours
AttractionChâteau de Tours3.1 km east, in Tours
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours3.1 km east, in ToursPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Riche.
Unemployment stood at 14.0%, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,000 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 13.4% of working residents in La Riche went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 319 offenses in La Riche in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
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.
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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,011/m² in La Riche, apartments for €2,817/m². Behind the median of €2,855/m²: 490 houses and apartments sold here between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €13.20/m² a month, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€12.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,011/m² | 135 |
| Apartments | €2,817/m² | 355 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near La Riche, 95.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #18 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire on results. At the eight general lycées, 97% of 2,023 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LamartineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 76%−1 pt |
| Lycée privé Institution Notre Dame La Riche PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 156 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 70 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
37% of adults hold a degree, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| La Riche | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in La Riche is Ancien prieuré de Saint-Cosme.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 849 deaths in La Riche from 2016 to 2025; there were 858, 1% more. 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. 9 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in La Riche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Château du Plessis-lès-Tours: Photo: Yannick Bonnet · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancien couvent des Grands Minimes du Plessis-lès-Tours: Photo: https://icalabresi.it/cultura/san-francesco-di-paola-il-grande-onomastico-della-calabria/ · Public domain · Ancien prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Photo: Duch.seb · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in La Riche.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Riche | 10,487 | — | C− | C− | D | B |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 17,029 | 1.7 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Tours | 139,259 | 1.8 | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Fondettes | 10,954 | 2.5 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 38,423 | 2.7 | B− | C | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 15,898 | 3.2 | C+ | C+ | D− | B+ |
| Ballan-Miré | 8,477 | 3.6 | A | C− | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #31 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 93 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #18 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. 97% of 156 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Institution Notre Dame La Riche in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,855/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so La Riche grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
La Riche is a commune of 10,487 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.