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RenayLoir-et-Cher

It is a town of 174 residents in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Renay a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Renay out for now. Nearly a fifth of its homes are second homes.

What makes Renay stand out

The one thing Renay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Renay
Château de Renay · Inscrit · Photo: Lemaire, Gustave-William (1848-1928) · Public domain
Renay’s story

Renay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Renay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Antoine Pierre Savonneau, born in 1734, is the one person born in Renay before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1971First protected: Château de Renay
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Renay.

Who lives here

Few people in Renay are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 28% of residents are 65 or over. Graduates make up 31% of adults.

51.8median age
RenayLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Renay
RenayLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–245.8%8.9%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma15%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education31%24%30%

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

History

Renay keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Renay; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Renay has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

15.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,740 a year per consumption unit. Of those in the labour force, 10.4% are unemployed.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Public transport9%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Renay, 0.5 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Renay costs less than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.03/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Renay.

€9.03/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Renay€9.03/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.48/m² a month)
€7.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Renay and 2 more in and around Renay

Heritage in and near Renay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Renay

12pages on Renay

Landmarks

Renay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Renay: Photo: Lemaire, Gustave-William (1848-1928) · Public domain

Famous people from Renay

One notable person was born in Renay.

Their page →

Renay’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 →
Saint-OuenVendômeCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresMontoire-sur-le-LoirVillebarouBeauce la RomaineSaint-OuenVendômeCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresMontoire-sur-le-LoirVillebarouBeauce la RomaineRenay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Renay174—————
Saint-Ouen3,0414.8AA−BA+
Vendôme15,7585.8B−BC−A−
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir5,60712BAA−B−
Montoire-sur-le-Loir3,64615B+ABB
Villebarou2,58417—B—B−
Beauce la Romaine3,34117—A+—B−

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

About Renay

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

Renay is a commune of 174 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut 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
174 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
41187

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.