Where it does best is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is its weak spot — 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,297/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Gâtine-Racan.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Semblançay 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 Semblançay 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Semblançay.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Semblançay has lower unemployment than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,520 a year.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Semblançay, 0.4 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,520
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 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Semblançay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Semblançay records 77 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 239 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 272, 14% more. The nearest emergency department to Semblançay is Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours, 6.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Semblançay can choose among 2 GPs.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Semblançay · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas Nouvelle clinique de Tours
8.8 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
35% of adults hold a degree. At 45.8, the median resident of Semblançay sits in the middle of the age range. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
45.8median age
SemblançayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Restes de l'ancien château du Grand Launay: Photo: Jeanmarc99999 · CC0 · Château de Dolbeau: Photo: Photographe anonyme · Public domain · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Yricordel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vestiges du château: Photo: Yricordel · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Semblançay
Is Semblançay safe?
Semblançay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Semblançay expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,297/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Semblançay grades B+ for cost of living.
About Semblançay
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Semblançay is a commune of 2,200 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
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.
