Where it does best is schools (A−) — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Most journeys need a car: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,131/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Tours Métropole Val de Loire. It also trails on jobs & income (C): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny 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-Étienne-de-Chigny 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny are under 15, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 39% have a degree. 16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.4%.
40.6median age
Saint-Étienne-de-ChignyIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 5.6% of commuters in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny go to work without a car, fewer than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 8.1%, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.4% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny to work at the census. Median disposable income is €27,430 a year for each consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny, 0.2 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny, 92 per 100, but more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 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. 72 deaths in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 78: 8% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny is Chr Tours Hopital Annexe Pour Enfants Clocheville, 8.1 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny have one GP on hand.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Tours Hopital Annexe Pour Enfants Clocheville
7.5 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
Old homes shape Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny: 17% were built before 1919, 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 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny is église Saint-Étienne. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.32/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
66 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,131/m². Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,131/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny€2,131/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,125/m²
65
€10.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €13.16/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Tours Métropole Val de Loire
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny
Is Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny safe?
Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,131/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny grades B for cost of living.
About Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny is a commune of 1,579 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
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.
