Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 604 residents and lies in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Sepmes is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sepmes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sepmes.
Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sepmes | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sepmes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%. 8.0% 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%). 200 jobs are based in Sepmes, for 250 working residents (0.7 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Sepmes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Sepmes. Best known first.
The list names few of Sepmes’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: EoVal-de-Loire · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sepmes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepmes | 604 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 4,092 | 3.6 | B+ | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Descartes | 3,369 | 6.3 | B | A+ | C− | B+ |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne | 2,959 | 10 | A | A | A− | A |
| Saint-Branchs | 2,637 | 12 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Sorigny | 2,938 | 12 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Monts | 8,080 | 14 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Sepmes is a commune of 604 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
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.