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SennevièresIndre-et-Loire

Population 226: a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Sennevières a good place to live?

Sennevières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sennevières stand out

The 2 things Sennevières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Jean-du-Liget
Chapelle Saint-Jean-du-Liget · Classé · Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sennevières’ story

Sennevières in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sennevières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Chapelle Saint-Jean-du-Liget
  • 1956Most recently protected: Pyramide des Chartreux
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sennevières.

Who lives here

Few people in Sennevières are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. 21% of adults hold a degree, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Sennevières is older than 52.2, half younger.

52.2median age
SennevièresIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education21%

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 Sennevières
SennevièresIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–245.5%10%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma14%16%19%
CAP or BEP35%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education21%34%30%

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

History

Sennevières keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Sennevières is Chapelle Saint-Jean-du-Liget. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sennevières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Sennevières run lower than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,860 a year per consumption unit

For its 100 residents in work, Sennevières has 100 jobs: 1 each. 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.2%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Bicycle4%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Sennevières, 1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,860
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

Renting in Sennevières costs less than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.15/m² a month

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

Sales in Sennevières from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.

€8.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sennevières€8.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.26 to €10.60/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Chapelle Saint-Jean-du-Liget and 2 more in and around Sennevières

Heritage in and near Sennevières. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sennevières

12pages on Sennevières

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sennevières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Leubais: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pyramide des Chartreux: Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sennevières

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sennevières yet.

How we find them →

Sennevières’ 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 →
LochesSaint-Georges-sur-CherBléréSaint-AignanMontrichard Val de CherLa Croix-en-TouraineLochesSaint-Georges-sur-CherBléréSaint-AignanMontrichard Val de CherLa Croix-en-TouraineSennevières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sennevières226—————
Loches6,2345.2C+BDB
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,71014—B+—A−
Bléré5,35215CB−CB
Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher2,78916BADA
Montrichard Val de Cher Loir-et-Cher3,61117C+A−CB−
La Croix-en-Touraine2,54317B+BB+A−

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

About Sennevières

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

Sennevières is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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
226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9 sq mi (23.4 km²)
INSEE code
37246

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 8, 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.