Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 971 in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Azé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Azé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
22% 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 Azé.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Azé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are 21% of the population. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Azé is 45.8 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Azé | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Azé: 250, for 400 residents in work (0.6 each). No commute at all: 5.2% of working residents in the town at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,920 a year per consumption unit, near both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sales in Azé from July 2023 to June 2026: 29 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Azé. Best known first.
Azé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien prieuré de Courtozé: Photo: Julien Chéramy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Azé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azé | 971 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 4.6 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 4.8 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 8.8 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 13 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 16 | B | A | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Azé is a commune of 971 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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.