Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is jobs & income (C+) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and C+ for walkability. The median price paid is €1,693/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Épain 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 Saint-Épain 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Épain: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Épain is Porte fortifiée. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Épain counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Money is tighter in Saint-Épain than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,390 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.8%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Saint-Épain, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Saint-Épain records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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 165 deaths in Saint-Épain from 2016 to 2025; there were 147, 11% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Épain is Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais, 12.8 mi away. 3 GPs practise here.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Épain · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Saint-Épain than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults
9.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Half of Saint-Épain is older than 47.8, half younger.
47.8median age
Saint-ÉpainIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
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%.
Porte fortifiée: Photo: Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement · Public domain · Chapelle et logis troglodytiques de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette: Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain · Ancien château de Montgauger (ou Mongoger): Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain · Église paroissiale Saint-Epain: Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain
Famous people from Saint-Épain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Épain yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Épain
Is Saint-Épain safe?
Saint-Épain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Épain expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Épain grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Épain
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Épain is a commune of 1,471 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Val de Vienne. 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.
