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Population 1,711: a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Pocé-sur-Cisse a good place to live?

Work and incomes are strong: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 0.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,398/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B for walkability.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pocé-sur-Cisse 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.

How Pocé-sur-Cisse grades

Each subject compares Pocé-sur-Cisse 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.

How grading works

Pocé-sur-Cisse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Château des Fourchettes (ou de Fourchette)
Château des Fourchettes (ou de Fourchette) · Inscrit · Photo: Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pocé-sur-Cisse’s story

Pocé-sur-Cisse in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Pocé-sur-Cisse; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Paul Alphonse Viry, born in 1832, is the one person born in Pocé-sur-Cisse before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1934First protected: Château des Fourchettes (ou de Fourchette)
  • 1989Most recently protected: Pigeonnier à pans de bois de la Restrie
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Pocé-sur-Cisse; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Pigeonnier à pans de bois de la Restrie: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0 · Château des Fourchettes (ou de Fourchette): Photo: Wolkenkratzer · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pocé-sur-Cisse.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Pocé-sur-Cisse than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 82.2%

95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade

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. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. 94.4% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Pocé-sur-Cisse, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pocé-sur-Cisse82.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Pocé-sur-Cisse94.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Sainte-Clotilde - Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5196%+2 pts
Lycée Léonard de VinciNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée38495%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Jean ChaptalBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée10292%+5 pts

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95%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
92%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
82.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5.9 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Pocé-sur-Cisse has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24

47.7median age

People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Pocé-sur-Cisse is 47.7. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.

Pocé-sur-CisseIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pocé-sur-Cisse
Pocé-sur-CisseIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–248.8%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+26%24%22%
No diploma14%16%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education31%34%30%

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

History

Pocé-sur-Cisse keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
15th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected

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

HealthHealth B

Allowing for age and care homes, Pocé-sur-Cisse sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Life expectancy at birth in Indre-et-Loire is 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 150 deaths in Pocé-sur-Cisse from 2016 to 2025; there were 129, 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Pocé-sur-Cisse is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 2.4 mi away.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Pocé-sur-Cisse · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
15.3 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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Pocé-sur-Cisse’s grade for jobs & income: an A−

14%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Pocé-sur-Cisse didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment is 9.3%. Bus, tram or train carried 8.0% of working residents in Pocé-sur-Cisse to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport8%
Bicycle4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Pocé-sur-Cisse, 1.3 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living B−

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pocé-sur-Cisse than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.72/m² a month

€2,398/m²median sale price

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

Behind the median of €2,398/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Pocé-sur-Cisse between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 51 homes were sold in the town. The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Pocé-sur-Cisse€2,398/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,438/m²49
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €13.24/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.77/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pocé-sur-Cisse

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Nearby attractions

Château de Fourchette and 23 more in and around Pocé-sur-Cisse

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Pocé-sur-Cisse. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Famous people from Pocé-sur-Cisse

One notable person was born in Pocé-sur-Cisse.

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About Pocé-sur-Cisse

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

Pocé-sur-Cisse is a commune of 1,711 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

Population
1,711 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
37185

Pocé-sur-Cisse’s neighbors

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

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Nazelles-NégronAmboiseLa Croix-en-TouraineVernou-sur-BrenneSaint-Martin-le-BeauMontlouis-sur-LoireNazelles-NégronAmboiseLa Croix-en-TouraineVernou-sur-BrenneSaint-Martin-le-BeauMontlouis-sur-LoirePocé-sur-Cisse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pocé-sur-Cisse1,711——B−—B
Nazelles-Négron3,7761.5BBB+B
Amboise12,9372.5C−C+DB+
La Croix-en-Touraine2,5436.7B+BB+A−
Vernou-sur-Brenne2,8706.8—B—B
Saint-Martin-le-Beau3,2166.9—B—B+
Montlouis-sur-Loire11,3358.3B−C+CB+

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

Questions about Pocé-sur-Cisse

Is Pocé-sur-Cisse safe?

Pocé-sur-Cisse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 950 jobs for 700 working residents, Pocé-sur-Cisse draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.

Are schools in Pocé-sur-Cisse good?

They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. 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 Pocé-sur-Cisse expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,398/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pocé-sur-Cisse grades B− for cost of living.

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.