Luynes’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. With an A overall, Luynes is better than 93% of compared French towns and ranks #5 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Jobs & income is another plus — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Luynes 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 Luynes.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Luynes than in Indre-et-Loire or compared French towns: 16 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Since 2021, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Luynes is Vestiges de l'aqueduc romain.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Luynes’ 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.
Women in Indre-et-Loire live to 86.1 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 741 deaths in Luynes from 2016 to 2025; there were 770, 4% more. There are 6 general practitioners here.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Luynes · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Bretonneau
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Luynes ranks below 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The graded crime recorded most in Luynes was sexual violence (2025). Violence against people averaged 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 9.4. Police and gendarmerie recorded 92 offenses here in 2025.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence26
Criminal damage24
Burglary22
Family violence8
Other physical violence7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud39
Theft without violence15
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
92
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.7%
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 · Small counts of vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Luynes than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
16% are under 15, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
49.2median age
LuynesIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Luynes than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.16/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,510/m², comes from 134 sales of houses and apartments in Luynes from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.53/m² a month. The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,510/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Luynes€2,510/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,522/m²
125
€11.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.96 to €13.91/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Luynes run higher than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,830 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.2%, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 3.2% of Luynes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,550
jobs based in Luynes, 0.7 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
Vieille halle: Photo: Duch.seb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison à pans de bois: Photo: Duch.seb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré de Saint-Venant: Photo: Yricordel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle des Chanoinesses: Photo: Yricordel · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Luynes
Is Luynes safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #17 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Luynes good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #7 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Luynes expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,510/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Luynes grades C+ for cost of living.
About Luynes
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Luynes is a commune of 5,062 people in the Tours Métropole Val de Loire. 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.
