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TrooLoir-et-Cher

309 people live in this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Troo a good place to live?

Troo is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 41% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.

What makes Troo stand out

The 2 things Troo does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
Troo’s story

Troo in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Troo counts 7 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2025.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame-des-Marchais
  • 2021Most recently protected: Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918
  • 2025The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Troo.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Troo than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 27% have a degree.

51.7median age
TrooLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Troo
TrooLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248.4%8.9%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP23%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

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

History

Troo keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Troo counts 7 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2025. The protected list starts in the 10th century. Among the classé monuments locally is Système défensif de la commune de Troo.

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé4
Inscrit3
10th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected
2025
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
53%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Troo has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

The median disposable income was €24,010 a year per consumption unit, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 8.7%. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Troo went to work by public transport.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Troo, 0.4 per working resident
8.7%
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
12%
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 Troo than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.61/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 25 homes were sold in Troo.

€8.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Troo€8.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €11.46/m² a month)
€7.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Grotte pétrifiante de Trôo and 4 more in and around Troo

Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Troo. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Troo

12pages on Troo

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Troo counts 7 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Système défensif de la commune de Troo: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines de l'ancienne maladrerie Sainte-Catherine: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame-des-Marchais: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Troo

2 notable people were born in Troo.

Their page →

Troo’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 →
Montoire-sur-le-LoirSaint-CalaisVendômeSaint-OuenChâteau-RenaultMontval-sur-LoirMontoire-sur-le-LoirSaint-CalaisVendômeSaint-OuenChâteau-RenaultMontval-sur-LoirTroo
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Troo309—————
Montoire-sur-le-Loir3,6464B+ABB
Saint-Calais Sarthe2,94810BA+CC+
Vendôme15,75813B−BC−A−
Saint-Ouen3,04114AA−BA+
Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire4,39214C−AD−C+
Montval-sur-Loir Sarthe5,64118BADB+

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

About Troo

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

Troo is a commune of 309 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

Population
309 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code
41265

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 October 30, 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.