Residents are healthier than most (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 52% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add jobs & income to its strengths — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Mettray 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 Mettray 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 Mettray.
HealthHealth A+
Mortality in Mettray, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: 48 per 100 expected
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. From 2016 to 2025, 106 residents of Mettray died, against 222 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 52% fewer. The town has 2 family doctors.
−52%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw48
Adjusted48
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Mettray · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours
4.2 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.26/m² a month. Mettray recorded 46 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.97/m² a month, in line with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€12.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,667/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mettray€2,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,667/m²
46
€11.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.01 to €14.32/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.26/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
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Mettray than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 41% of adults
16% are under 15, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. Aged 15 to 24: 9.6% of residents.
48.8median age
MettrayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
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
Mettray keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Mettray; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
84.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 2.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Mettray, 94.9% passed the bac, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mettray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Mettray was criminal damage (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.7 (2023–2025 average). The police record for Mettray lists 33 offenses in 2025.
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage15
Burglary8
Family violence5
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
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.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
33
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.8%
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 · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 26.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mettray
Is Mettray safe?
Mettray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mettray good?
They grade B−, better than 55% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 412 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Choiseul in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mettray expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mettray grades C for cost of living.
About Mettray
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Mettray is a commune of 2,070 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.
