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Loché-sur-IndroisIndre-et-Loire

482 people live in this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Loché-sur-Indrois a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Loché-sur-Indrois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 18% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.

What makes Loché-sur-Indrois stand out

The 2 things Loché-sur-Indrois does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Abbaye cistercienne de Beaugerais
Abbaye cistercienne de Beaugerais · Inscrit · Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0
Loché-sur-Indrois’ story

Loché-sur-Indrois in pictures

Loché-sur-Indrois has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1938First protected: Abbaye cistercienne de Beaugerais
  • 1952Most recently protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy et Saint-Laurent
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Landmarks

Loché-sur-Indrois has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy et Saint-Laurent: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abbaye cistercienne de Beaugerais: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loché-sur-Indrois.

Who lives here

Loché-sur-Indrois has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24

51.1median age

Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. 27% of adults hold a degree, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

Loché-sur-IndroisIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Loché-sur-Indrois
Loché-sur-IndroisIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–248.4%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+29%24%22%
No diploma21%16%19%
CAP or BEP26%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education27%34%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Loché-sur-Indrois: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Loché-sur-Indrois has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Loché-sur-Indrois run lower than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,420 a year per consumption unit

8%walk, cycle or take transit

7.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 100 jobs are based in Loché-sur-Indrois, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 8.6%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Loché-sur-Indrois, 0.5 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
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 Loché-sur-Indrois than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

18 houses and apartments changed hands in Loché-sur-Indrois from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Loché-sur-Indrois€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.07 to €10.73/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Loché-sur-Indrois

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

Loché-sur-Indrois is a commune of 482 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
482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
28.8 sq mi (74.7 km²)
INSEE code
37133

Loché-sur-Indrois’ 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 →
LochesSaint-AignanNoyers-sur-CherSaint-Georges-sur-CherBuzançaisMontrichard Val de CherLochesSaint-AignanNoyers-sur-CherSaint-Georges-sur-CherBuzançaisMontrichard Val de CherLoché-sur-Indrois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Loché-sur-Indrois482—————
Loches6,23411C+BDB
Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher2,78914BADA
Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,63116CA−BC−
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,71016—B+—A−
Buzançais Indre4,35617BA+B+C
Montrichard Val de Cher Loir-et-Cher3,61118C+A−CB−

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 9, 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.