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365 people call this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Houssay falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Houssay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Houssay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de Florent Tissart, in Lavardin, 2.6 mi away.
41% 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 Houssay.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. At 45.5, the median resident of Houssay sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Houssay | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Houssay number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,510 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: 9.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.68/m² a month. The market in Houssay: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Houssay. Best known first.
Nothing in Houssay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Houssay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houssay | 365 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 3.6 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 6.6 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 7.7 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 11 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 15 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Houssay is a commune of 365 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 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.