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Saint-Germain-sur-VienneIndre-et-Loire

A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 360 people.

Is Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 16% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne stand out

The one thing Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Germain
Église Saint-Germain · Classé · Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne’s story

Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne 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 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1908First protected: Église Saint-Germain
  • 2022Most recently protected: Château du Petit-Thouars
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Germain: Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne.

Who lives here

Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24

45.7median age

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne split evenly at 45.7: half are older, half younger. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

Saint-Germain-sur-VienneIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

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 Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne
Saint-Germain-sur-VienneIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–247.8%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+26%24%22%
No diploma18%16%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education22%34%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne is Église Saint-Germain. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,270 a year per consumption unit

7%walk, cycle or take transit

The census found 7.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per resident in work, Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Of those in the labour force, 9.5% are unemployed.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.04/m² a month

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.36/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne€9.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.54/m² a month)
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne

12pages on Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne
Nearby attractions

Château du Petit Thouars and 23 more in and around Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne yet.

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About Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne

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

Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne is a commune of 360 people in the Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et 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

Population
360 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
37220

Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne’s neighbors

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

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →
Beaumont-en-VéronChinonBourgueilBellevigne-les-ChâteauxAllonnesSaumurBeaumont-en-VéronChinonBourgueilBellevigne-les-ChâteauxAllonnesSaumurSaint-Germain-sur-Vienne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne360—————
Beaumont-en-Véron2,7173.9—A−—B+
Chinon8,1446.4C+B+DC+
Bourgueil3,6317.9AA−C+B−
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire3,4358.2A+A−AB
Allonnes Maine-et-Loire2,9119.3B+A−B+C
Saumur Maine-et-Loire26,24110B−BDB

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

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.