Saché’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,296/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre. Where it falls short is walkability (D): 35% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saché 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.
Each subject compares Saché 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 Saché.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Saché works less well than nine in ten compared French towns
6.1% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saché has 150 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saché, 0.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Saché run below what its ages would predict: 73 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
86 deaths in Saché between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 103: 16% below. The nearest emergency department to Saché is Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci, 9 mi away. The town has one family doctor. Average lifespans in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saché · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
9 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
Children make up 20% of Saché, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Saché has a median age of 41.7 years.
41.7median age
SachéIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
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%.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saché is rich in protected monuments: 50 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Saché is Château, actuellement Musée Balzac. 5 of the 7 are houses and mansions. This Indre-et-Loire town has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.
Église Saint-Martin de Vertou: Photo: GO69 · CC BY 4.0 · Ancienne auberge à pans de bois: Photo: Sebastro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Valesne: Photo: Sebastro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison à pans de bois: Photo: Sebastro · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saché
Is Saché safe?
Saché has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saché 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 €2,296/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saché grades B for cost of living.
About Saché
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saché is a commune of 1,403 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.
