People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are its weak spot (D) — brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,632/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Touraine Val de Vienne. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Ligré 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 Ligré 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 Ligré.
Schools
Exam results around Ligré trail 94% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Ligré, 82.0% passed the brevet, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.2 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Ligré works less well than 91% of compared French towns
5.7% 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%). 150 jobs are based in Ligré, for 400 working residents (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €25,410 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Ligré, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Ligré’s ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 85 deaths in Ligré between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 115: 26% below. The nearest emergency department to Ligré is Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais, 4.4 mi away.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Ligré · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
4.4 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
Renting in Ligré costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 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.
Behind the median of €1,632/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Ligré between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.68/m² a month.
€1,632/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ligré€1,632/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,632/m²
38
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €11.70/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,220
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine Val de Vienne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Ligré are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). 31% of residents are 65 or over. The age that splits Ligré in two is 52.8.
52.8median age
LigréIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Ligré: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ligré is Dolmen dit Le Carroir Bon Air. Relative to its size, Ligré keeps 47 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Ligré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Of the graded crimes in Ligré, burglary came up most often (2025). In all, 5 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.6 cases of violence against people and 9.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary5
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Fraud7
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.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
89.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (89.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ligré
Is Ligré safe?
Ligré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Ligré good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ligré expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,632/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ligré grades A− for cost of living.
About Ligré
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Ligré is a commune of 1,068 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.
