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NourrayLoir-et-Cher

The town has 127 residents and lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Nourray a good place to live?

Nourray is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Nourray stand out

The one thing Nourray does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Dolmen sous tumulus des Tatonneries
Dolmen sous tumulus des Tatonneries · Classé · Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nourray’s story

Nourray in pictures

Nourray has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 1889Most recently protected: Dolmen sous tumulus des Tatonneries
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nourray.

Who lives here

Few people in Nourray are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. The median resident of Nourray is 46.5 years old. Graduates make up 27% of adults.

46.5median age
NourrayLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nourray
NourrayLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–246.6%8.9%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+29%30%22%
No diploma15%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Nourray: 30% were built before 1919, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Nourray is Dolmen sous tumulus des Tatonneries. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Nourray has lower unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 50 residents in work, Nourray has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,340 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
50
jobs based in Nourray, 0.5 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nourray87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Honoré de BalzacNearest collègeCollègeCollège5287%−2 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Nourray is €9.91/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.65/m² a month. The market in Nourray: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nourray€9.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€9.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.01 to €12.25/m² a month)
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nourray

12pages on Nourray

Landmarks

Nourray has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dolmen sous tumulus des Tatonneries: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Nourray

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Nourray as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Nourray’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 Loir-et-Cher →
VendômeSaint-OuenMontoire-sur-le-LoirChâteau-RenaultVillebarouBloisVendômeSaint-OuenMontoire-sur-le-LoirChâteau-RenaultVillebarouBloisNourray
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nourray127—————
Vendôme15,7585.6B−BC−A−
Saint-Ouen3,0416.8AA−BA+
Montoire-sur-le-Loir3,6469.5B+ABB
Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire4,39211C−AD−C+
Villebarou2,58414—B—B−
Blois47,21915C−B−D−B−

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

About Nourray

Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Nourray is a commune of 127 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

Population
127 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
41163

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.