Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Nazelles-Négron ranks #23 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire, with a B overall. Nationally, it does better than 65% of compared French towns. Its best grade is for safety: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €2,077/m², so 70 m² costs 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise. What counts against it is schools (C−) — bac results 0.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.9 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Nazelles-Négron 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 Nazelles-Négron.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Nazelles-Négron than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 82.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 92% passed the bac pro, of 102 candidates. Schools rank #35 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. The bac pass rate near Nazelles-Négron is 94.4%, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Nazelles-Négron has less crime per resident than 70% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Nazelles-Négron were burglary than anything else (2025). 2025 saw 69 offenses recorded here.
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary19
Family violence17
Criminal damage15
Vehicle theft7
Theft from vehicles6
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence17
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.
7.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.9%
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 · When other physical violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Nazelles-Négron hold a degree than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 24%
27% of residents are 65 or over, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The median resident of Nazelles-Négron is 48.8 years old.
48.8median age
Nazelles-NégronIndre-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 diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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 B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nazelles-Négron than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,077/m²: 115 houses and apartments sold in Nazelles-Négron between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
€2,077/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nazelles-Négron€2,077/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,082/m²
114
€10.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.82 to €11.96/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Nazelles-Négron sees 84 deaths per 100 expected, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Indre-et-Loire can expect 86.1 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 357 deaths in Nazelles-Négron between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 425: 16% below. The nearest emergency department to Nazelles-Négron is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 1.6 mi away.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Nazelles-Négron · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
14 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
The median disposable income in Nazelles-Négron is €25,200 a year per consumption unit, against €27,340 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%). For its 1,500 residents in work, Nazelles-Négron has 1,700 jobs: 1.1 each. Bus, tram or train carried 7.5% of working residents in Nazelles-Négron to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,700
jobs based in Nazelles-Négron, 1.1 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
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 59% of compared French towns
Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre de Nazelles: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY 4.0 · Église Saint-Symphorien, ancienne aumônerie et ancienne grange monastique: Photo: Anthony Levrot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Nazelles-Négron
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Nazelles-Négron as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nazelles-Négron
Is Nazelles-Négron safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #15 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nazelles-Négron good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #35 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. 95% of 384 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Léonard de Vinci in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nazelles-Négron expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,077/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nazelles-Négron grades B for cost of living.
About Nazelles-Négron
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Nazelles-Négron is a commune of 3,776 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise. 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.
