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VouIndre-et-Loire

247 people live in this town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Vou a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Vou is too small for the grades other French towns get. 11% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Vou stand out

The one thing Vou does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-es-Liens
Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-es-Liens · Inscrit · Photo: tux2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vou’s story

Vou in pictures

Vou has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

68% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1972First protected: Manoir de la Roche-de-Gennes
  • 1977Most recently protected: Château du Verger
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vou.

Who lives here

Vou has fewer young adults than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8% are 15 to 24

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 19% of residents. The age that splits Vou in two is 51.8.

51.8median age
VouIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%

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 Vou
VouIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–243.8%10%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+26%24%22%
No diploma16%16%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education34%34%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Vou: 68% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Vou has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vou, 3.8%, runs below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Vou holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €25,360 a year per consumption unit, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vou, 0.4 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vou than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.89/m² a month

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

The market in Vou: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vou€9.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.15/m² a month)
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Verger and 2 more in and around Vou

Heritage in and near Vou. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vou

12pages on Vou

Landmarks

Vou has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Famous people from Vou

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

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Vou’s 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-BranchsDescartesSainte-Maure-de-TouraineSorignyEsvresLochesSaint-BranchsDescartesSainte-Maure-de-TouraineSorignyEsvresVou
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vou247—————
Loches6,2347.1C+BDB
Saint-Branchs2,63711—A−—A−
Descartes3,36911BA+C−B+
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine4,09211B+B+B−B+
Sorigny2,93813—B+—A
Esvres6,29414AC+AA

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

About Vou

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

Vou is a commune of 247 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
247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
INSEE code
37280

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.