Limeray’s best grade is for cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (C−). The median sale price is €1,800/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Limeray 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 Limeray 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Église Saint-Saturnin · Classé · Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Licorne37 (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0
Limeray’s story
Limeray in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Limeray counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Eugène Marie Louis Chiquet, born in 1863, is the one person born in Limeray before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limeray.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 5.9% of commuters in Limeray go to work without a car, fewer than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
No commute at all: 5.0% of working residents in Limeray at the census. The median disposable income was €26,160 a year per consumption unit, lower than Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 8.2% of the labour force are out of work.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Limeray, 0.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Limeray than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Limeray from July 2023 to June 2026: 50 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.28/m² a month.
€1,800/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Limeray€1,800/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,814/m²
49
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €13.14/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Limeray hold a degree than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 25%
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Aged 15 to 24: 9.2% of residents.
44.8median age
LimerayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. 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
Limeray keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Limeray is Église Saint-Saturnin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Limeray counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Limeray records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
95 deaths in Limeray between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 15% below. Life expectancy at birth in Indre-et-Loire is 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Limeray is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 4.4 mi away.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Limeray · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
17.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ancien Palais de Justice ou Audience: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Licorne37 (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Limeray
Is Limeray safe?
Limeray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Limeray expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Limeray grades B+ for cost of living.
About Limeray
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Limeray is a commune of 1,252 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise. 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.
