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Population 672: a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Nouans-les-Fontaines has none. 13% of homes here are second homes. The median home sells for €788/m². It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Nouans-les-Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
Nouans-les-Fontaines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Nouans-les-Fontaines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nouans-les-Fontaines.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Aged 15 to 24: 6.9% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Nouans-les-Fontaines | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Nouans-les-Fontaines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Nouans-les-Fontaines holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,600 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
32 houses and apartments changed hands in Nouans-les-Fontaines from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €788/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nouans-les-Fontaines yet.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Nouans-les-Fontaines is a commune of 672 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouans-les-Fontaines | 672 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher | 2,789 | 9.4 | B | A | D | A |
| Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,631 | 11 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Loches | 6,234 | 15 | C+ | B | D | B |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,710 | 15 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Montrichard Val de Cher Loir-et-Cher | 3,611 | 16 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 16 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.