Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 129 in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Tourailles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 11% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Tourailles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tourailles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Tourailles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tourailles.
Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Tourailles | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tourailles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €26,630 a year per consumption unit, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.8% of commuters at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Tourailles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tourailles yet.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Tourailles is a commune of 129 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourailles | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 8.7 | — | B | — | B− |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 9.1 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 9.7 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Blois | 47,219 | 10 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 11 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 12 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.