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It is a town of 14,999 residents in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Saint-Avertin earns an A−: better than nearly four fifths of compared French towns, and #16 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B for schools.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Saint-Avertin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Avertin 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.
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Saint-Avertin has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Saint-Avertin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours5 km northwest, in ToursChâteauChâteauManoir de la Grand'Courin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cangéin townChâteauChâteauManoir de la Singeriein townChâteauChâteauClos du Bois Rayerin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Avertin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
21 GPs practise in Saint-Avertin. Average lifespans in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,696 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,268, 25% fewer.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,838/m², above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€2,465/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. A house in Saint-Avertin goes for €2,905/m², an apartment for €2,558/m². Houses accounted for 75% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,905/m² | 411 |
| Apartments | €2,558/m² | 137 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 17.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Avertin | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Avertin is 95.3%, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #20 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. At the four general lycées, 97% of 1,298 candidates passed the bac, 0.7 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules RomainsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Marguerite PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 73 | 97%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Martin NadaudBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 109 | 91%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.2% of homes were built before 1919. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Scaled to its population, that is 3.3 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Saint-Avertin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Avertin was burglary (2025). For 2025, the figures show 360 offenses locally. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.4 cases of violence against people and 17.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Saint-Avertin has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Manoir de la Sagerie: Photo: User:ManuD · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Manoir de la Singerie, dit la Cigogne: Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Avertin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Avertin | 14,999 | — | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 12,720 | 1.7 | B− | C− | D | A− |
| Larçay | 2,657 | 1.9 | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 15,898 | 2.4 | C+ | C+ | D− | B+ |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 5,606 | 2.9 | A− | C+ | C+ | A |
| Tours | 139,259 | 3.1 | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 38,423 | 3.4 | B− | C | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #21 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 130 burglaries and 99 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #20 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. 97% of 73 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Sainte-Marguerite in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Avertin grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Avertin is a commune of 14,999 people in the Tours Métropole Val de Loire. 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
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 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.