Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,342 people, lies in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Roch’s best grade is for schools (A−): brevet results at the expected rate. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: 67% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,553/m² costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Gâtine-Racan.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Roch 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.
The one thing Saint-Roch does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Roch 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-Roch has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Roch as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré de Lavaré, in Fondettes, 1.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Roch. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Roch.
At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €30,010 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: the jobless rate is 5.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RouxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
42% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Roch | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Indre-et-Loire, women can expect to live 86.1 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 62 deaths in Saint-Roch between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 67: 7% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Roch is Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours, 4.1 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
31 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Roch, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,553/m². Among the homes sold, 90% were houses. House rents are put at about €11.78/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Roch is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Roch yet.
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-Roch | 1,342 | — | — | B | — | C+ |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 3,290 | 2.4 | B− | C− | C | A− |
| Fondettes | 10,954 | 3 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Luynes | 5,062 | 3.6 | A | C+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 17,029 | 4.4 | A− | D | B | A− |
| La Riche | 10,487 | 5.2 | C− | C− | D | B |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 4,515 | 6 | A | C− | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Roch has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 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 79% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,553/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Roch grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Roch is a commune of 1,342 people in the Communauté de communes de Gâtine-Racan. 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.