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Le LourouxIndre-et-Loire

533 residents make their home in this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Le Louroux a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Louroux has none. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Le Louroux stand out

The one thing Le Louroux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne ferme abbatiale
Ancienne ferme abbatiale · Inscrit · Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
Le Louroux’s story

Le Louroux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Le Louroux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Croix du cimetière
  • 1975Most recently protected: Ancienne ferme abbatiale
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Le Louroux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Nataters · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du cimetière: Photo: Nataters · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Louroux.

Who lives here

Few people in Le Louroux are 65 or over: 15%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

42median age

Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and above compared French towns (30%). Ages in Le Louroux split evenly at 42: half are older, half younger.

Le LourouxIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Louroux
Le LourouxIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–249.8%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+15%24%22%
No diploma11%16%19%
CAP or BEP26%25%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education35%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Le Louroux keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

3historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Le Louroux; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Le Louroux has lower unemployment than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Le Louroux, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,570 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Le Louroux, 0.3 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Louroux than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.89/m² a month

€9.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Le Louroux recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Louroux€9.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.15/m² a month)
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Louroux

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Famous people from Le Louroux

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Louroux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Le Louroux

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Le Louroux is a commune of 533 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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

Population
533 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
11.1 sq mi (28.8 km²)
INSEE code
37136

Le Louroux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →
Saint-BranchsSorignySainte-Maure-de-TouraineEsvresMontbazonVeignéSaint-BranchsSorignySainte-Maure-de-TouraineEsvresMontbazonVeignéLe Louroux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Louroux533—————
Saint-Branchs2,6374.6—A−—A−
Sorigny2,9386.7—B+—A
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine4,0927.9B+B+B−B+
Esvres6,2948.9AC+AA
Montbazon4,8749A+CA−A+
Veigné6,8659.5ACA−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.