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A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 1,116 people.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil’s strongest subject is schools — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Cost of living is a strength too (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (C): 32% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median sale price is €1,594/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil 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-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil 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.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil has 1 historic monument 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 1975.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre de RonsardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil recorded 31 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,594/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
95 deaths in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 120: 21% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil records 79 deaths per 100 expected, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and lower than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is Centre hospitalier de Saumur, 9.2 mi away. At birth, a girl in Indre-et-Loire can expect 86.1 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
350 jobs are based in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, for 500 working residents (0.7 per worker). Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Half of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is older than 48.5, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil yet.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a commune of 1,116 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest 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
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-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | 1,116 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Bourgueil | 3,631 | 2.1 | A | A− | C+ | B− |
| Allonnes Maine-et-Loire | 2,911 | 5.1 | B+ | A− | B+ | C |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 2,717 | 6.8 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Vivy Maine-et-Loire | 2,582 | 8.9 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Chinon | 8,144 | 9.8 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Saumur Maine-et-Loire | 26,241 | 10 | B− | B | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil grades A for cost of living.
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.