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TalcyLoir-et-Cher

A town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 279 people.

Is Talcy a good place to live?

There are no grades for Talcy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Moulin à vent
Moulin à vent · Inscrit · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Talcy’s story

Talcy in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Talcy counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

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

  • 1908First protected: Domaine du château de Talcy
  • 1988Most recently protected: Moulin à vent
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Talcy and one more in and around Talcy

Gardens and other places to visit in and near Talcy. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talcy.

Who lives here

Children make up 27% of Talcy, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.2% of residents.

40.5median age
TalcyLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

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 Talcy
TalcyLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1527%15%17%
15–246.2%8.9%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+18%30%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education19%24%30%

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

History

Talcy 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.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Talcy counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Domaine du château de Talcy. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Talcy has lower unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2%

The census found 15.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. For its 100 residents in work, Talcy has 250 jobs: 2.1 each. At the census, 6.6% of working residents in Talcy didn’t travel to work at all.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot8%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
250
jobs based in Talcy, 2.1 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Talcy than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.64/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €6.91/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Talcy.

€8.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Talcy€8.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €10.50/m² a month)
€6.91/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 Talcy

12pages on Talcy

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Talcy counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Domaine du château de Talcy: Photo: Patrick GIRAUD · CC BY 2.5 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Talcy

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Talcy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Talcy’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 →
MerSaint-Laurent-NouanBeaugencyLailly-en-ValVillebarouLa Chaussée-Saint-VictorMerSaint-Laurent-NouanBeaugencyLailly-en-ValVillebarouLa Chaussée-Saint-VictorTalcy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Talcy279—————
Mer6,2505.3C−A−DC+
Saint-Laurent-Nouan4,2368.2A−A−C+C+
Beaugency Loiret8,0248.6A−B+B−A−
Lailly-en-Val Loiret3,10111A−A−AC
Villebarou2,58411—B—B−
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor4,47111B+B−B−A−

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

About Talcy

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

Talcy is a commune of 279 people in the Communauté de communes Beauce Val de Loire. 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
279 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Beauce Val de Loire
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.2 km²)
INSEE code
41253

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.