Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 100 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Sembleçay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Sembleçay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sembleçay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe et Saint-Phalier, in Chabris, 2.9 mi away.
43% 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 Sembleçay.
That puts Sembleçay below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Sembleçay | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Sembleçay is below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.0% of the labour force are out of work. Sembleçay has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker.
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.
In the comparison, Sembleçay comes below both Indre’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Clos de la GarenneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 72%−8 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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sembleçay 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 Sembleçay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sembleçay | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chabris | 2,740 | 2.8 | — | A | — | C |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,678 | 6.5 | B | A | A− | D |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 7.1 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher | 18,373 | 9.9 | C− | B+ | C | C− |
| Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,631 | 14 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher | 2,789 | 16 | B | A | D | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Sembleçay is a commune of 100 people in the Communauté de communes Chabris - Pays de Bazelle. 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 October 30, 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.