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LémeréIndre-et-Loire

The town, home to 401 people, lies in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population
401
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.14
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,680
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lémeré a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lémeré has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.

What makes Lémeré stand out

The one thing Lémeré does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
13%2%LémeréMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Hilaire
Église Saint-Hilaire · Classé · Photo: JUSZCZAK · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lémeré’s story

Lémeré in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lémeré counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1918.

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

  • 1918First protected: Château du Rivau
  • 1921Most recently protected: Église Saint-Hilaire
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Nearby attractions

Château du Rivau and 7 more in and around Lémeré

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lémeré. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivauin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Noblaiein townChâteauChâteauChâteau des Brétignolles4.4 km north, in AnchéChurchChurchSainte-Chapelle de Champigny-sur-Veude3 km south, in Champigny-sur-VeudeArchaeological siteArchaeological siteCarroir Bon Air4.7 km northwest, in LigréChâteauChâteauManoir de Beauvais4.4 km northwest, in Ligré
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lémeré.

History

Old homes shape Lémeré: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Lémeré is Château du Rivau.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1918
first monument protected
Full pageLémeré’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Lémeré?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Lémeré are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

25% of residents are 65 or over, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Lémeré have a median age of 49. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

49median age
LémeréIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lémeré
LémeréIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–247.6%10%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+25%24%22%
No diploma24%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education24%34%30%
Full pageLémeré’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49 median age · 25% are 65 or overHouseholds180 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Lémeré?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Lémeré run lower than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,680 a year per consumption unit

8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Lémeré has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. The jobless rate is 7.6%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Lémeré, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLémeré’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€24,680 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work8% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Lémeré costs less than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.14/m² a month

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

13 houses and apartments changed hands in Lémeré from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lémeré€9.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €11.70/m² a month)
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLémeré’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.14/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lémeré

12pages on Lémeré
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing13 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lémeré counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Château du RivauChâteau · 13th–16th c.
Église Saint-HilaireChurch · 15th c.
Photo credits

Château du Rivau: Photo: Aliasse16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: JUSZCZAK · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lémeré

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

How we find them →

Lémeré’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 →
ChinonBeaumont-en-VéronLoudunAzay-le-RideauSainte-Maure-de-TouraineBourgueilChinonBeaumont-en-VéronLoudunAzay-le-RideauSainte-Maure-de-TouraineBourgueilLémeré
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lémeré401—————
Chinon8,1446.6C+B+DC+
Beaumont-en-Véron2,7179.7—A−—B+
Loudun Vienne6,83913CADC+
Azay-le-Rideau3,43813A−A−A−B−
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine4,09214B+B+B−B+
Bourgueil3,63115AA−C+B−

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

About Lémeré

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

Lémeré is a commune of 401 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

Population
401 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Touraine Val de Vienne
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.7 km²)
INSEE code
37125

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.