A strong record with one exception. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At A+ overall, Montbazon ranks #4 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. It comes out better than 96% of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Montbazon 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 Montbazon.
HealthHealth A+
Montbazon loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 65 per 100 expected, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 238 deaths in Montbazon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 368: 35% below. This Indre-et-Loire town has 6 family doctors.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw65
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Montbazon · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
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
Crime per resident in Montbazon runs lower than in 80% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Montbazon logged 71 recorded offenses. Violence against people averaged 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 11. The commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary25
Criminal damage25
Family violence14
Theft from vehicles7
Fraud37
Theft without violence16
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
71
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.1%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 6.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Montbazon sell for a median €2,562/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.40/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.99/m² a month, higher than Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€12.32/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,562/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montbazon€2,562/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,568/m²
142
€12.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.61 to €15.90/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Montbazon hold a degree than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 43%
20% are under 15, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. At 41, the median resident of Montbazon sits in the middle of the age range.
41median age
MontbazonIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
4 historic monuments in Montbazon, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Montbazon is Site castral de Montbazon. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.5% of the total, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) but above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in Montbazon are out of work than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,020 a year. At the census, 9.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,300
jobs based in Montbazon, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montbazon
Is Montbazon safe?
It grades A− for safety, #10 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montbazon good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #3 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montbazon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montbazon grades C for cost of living.
About Montbazon
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Montbazon is a commune of 4,874 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre. 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.
