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A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 709 people.
There are no grades for Louans: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Louans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Louans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale Saint-Catherine, in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois, 4.5 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louans.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. The middle age in Louans is 39.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Louans | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Louans counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,250 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Louans from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Louans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Louans.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louans | 709 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Branchs | 2,637 | 3.3 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Sorigny | 2,938 | 4.7 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Montbazon | 4,874 | 7.2 | A+ | C | A− | A+ |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 4,092 | 7.6 | B+ | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Esvres | 6,294 | 7.7 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Veigné | 6,865 | 7.8 | A | C | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Louans is a commune of 709 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
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.