Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ternay.
History
Old homes shape Ternay: 44% were built before 1919, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ternay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Ancien prieuré de Croixval. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ternay has fewer young adults than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
18% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
44.2median age
TernayLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 6.0% of commuters in Ternay go to work without a car, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,010 a year per consumption unit, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Ternay holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ternay, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ternay
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Ternay is a commune of 331 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
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.
