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PaulmyIndre-et-Loire

Some 238 people live in this town, in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

238

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.08

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,990

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Paulmy a good place to live?

Paulmy has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. A quarter of homes here are second homes.

What makes Paulmy stand out

The one thing Paulmy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château du Châtelier · Classé · Photo: Nataters · CC BY-SA 3.0

Paulmy’s story

Paulmy in pictures

Paulmy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1911First protected: Dolmen dit Pierre Chaude
1963Most recently protected: Château du Châtelier

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paulmy.

History

Paulmy keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Paulmy is Dolmen dit Pierre Chaude. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Dolmen dit Pierre Chaude Prehistory
Château du Châtelier 12th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1911

first monument protected

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Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Paulmy?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Paulmy has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Paulmy has a median age of 47 years.

47median age

PaulmyIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Indre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Paulmy
	Paulmy	Indre-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	5.5%	10%	11%
25–44	24%	22%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	24%	24%	22%
No diploma	20%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	26%	34%	30%

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Ages47 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Paulmy?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Paulmy, 6.3%, runs below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Paulmy: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). 2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,990 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot3%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Paulmy, 0.4 per working resident

6.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,990

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,990 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Paulmy than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.08/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Paulmy recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Paulmy€9.08/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²

€9.08/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €11.45/m² a month)

€7.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.08/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Pierre Chaude and 3 more in and around Paulmy

Heritage and family days out in and near Paulmy. Best known first.

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Archaeological siteArchaeological sitePierre Chaudein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Châtelierin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Paulmyin town ZooZooLes Ani'Maurice3.9 km west, in Neuilly-le-Brignon

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Paulmy

12pages on Paulmy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Paulmy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Dolmen dit Pierre ChaudeDolmen · Prehistory

Château du ChâtelierChâteau · 12th c.

Photo credits

Dolmen dit Pierre Chaude: Photo: Nataters · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Châtelier: Photo: Nataters · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Paulmy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paulmy yet.

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Paulmy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →

DescartesDangé-Saint-RomainLochesSainte-Maure-de-TouraineSaint-BranchsChâtelleraultPaulmy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Paulmy	238	—	—	—	—	—
Descartes	3,369	6.6	B	A⁺	C⁻	B⁺
Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne	2,959	11	A	A	A⁻	A
Loches	6,234	13	C⁺	B	D	B
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	4,092	13	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Saint-Branchs	2,637	17	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Châtellerault Vienne	31,003	18	C⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Paulmy

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Paulmy is a commune of 238 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

Population: 238 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département: Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²)
INSEE code: 37181

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 4, 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.