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With 862 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sambin out for now. The median home sells for €1,447/m².
The one thing Sambin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sambin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye ou ancien collège, in Pontlevoy, 3.8 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sambin. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Fougères-sur-Bièvre4 km east, in Le Controis-en-SologneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boissay4.4 km east, in Le Controis-en-SologneChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Boulas4.3 km east, in Le Controis-en-SolognePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sambin.
Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sambin | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Sambin counts 0.4 jobs (150 jobs, 400 workers). 4.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Median disposable income comes to €25,070 a year per consumption unit.
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 €8.59/m² a month. 31 houses and apartments changed hands in Sambin from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,447/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sambin 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 Sambin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sambin | 862 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne | 6,860 | 4.3 | B+ | A | C | B− |
| Chailles | 2,726 | 6.4 | A | B | B+ | B+ |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 3,333 | 7.2 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Cellettes | 2,715 | 7.3 | — | B | — | A− |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 3,611 | 7.9 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Cour-Cheverny | 2,831 | 9.3 | A | B | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sambin is a commune of 862 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.