Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
640 people call this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire home.
Saunay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saunay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in Saint-Nicolas-des-Motets, 3.7 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saunay.
Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saunay | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saunay has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 6.8% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €25,440 a year per consumption unit, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Near Saunay, 80.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 13.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André BauchantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 77%−13 pts |
| Lycée professionnel BeauregardNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 40 | 80%−9 pts |
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.
22 houses and apartments changed hands in Saunay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saunay. Best known first.
Nothing in Saunay 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 Saunay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunay | 640 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Château-Renault | 4,392 | 2.4 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Monnaie | 4,833 | 11 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir Loir-et-Cher | 3,646 | 12 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Nazelles-Négron | 3,776 | 12 | B | B | B+ | B |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire Loir-et-Cher | 3,333 | 12 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Vernou-sur-Brenne | 2,870 | 13 | — | B | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saunay is a commune of 640 people in the Communauté de communes du Castelrenaudais. 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) · 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.