Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,657 residents make their home in this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Larçay has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Larçay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Larçay 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.
Larçay has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Larçay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Justin Christofleau, born in 1865, is the one person born in Larçay before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Larçay. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Larçay.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 203 deaths in Larçay from 2016 to 2025; there were 123, 39% fewer. Average lifespans in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Larçay can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Larçay is 91.3%, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away. Its schools’ results rank #12 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre CorneilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 111 | 90%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Marguerite PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 73 | 97%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Martin NadaudBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 109 | 91%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
75 houses and apartments changed hands in Larçay from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 99% of what sold. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.02/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,615/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. 9.4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Larçay: 44.3, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Larçay | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 5.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people ran at 2.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 8.4 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Larçay logged 22 recorded offenses. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Larçay (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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 45.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Larçay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Vestiges du castellum romain: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Larçay.
Justin Christofleau: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larçay | 2,657 | — | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Saint-Avertin | 14,999 | 1.9 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Véretz | 4,644 | 1.9 | B+ | C+ | A+ | A− |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 5,606 | 2.2 | A− | C+ | C+ | A |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 11,335 | 3.1 | B− | C+ | C | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 15,898 | 3.2 | C+ | C+ | D− | B+ |
| Azay-sur-Cher | 3,243 | 3.3 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Larçay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #12 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. 97% of 73 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Sainte-Marguerite 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.74/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Larçay grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Larçay is a commune of 2,657 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées. 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.
