Valencisse’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car (D): just over a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B− for jobs & income. Homes change hands at a median €1,715/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Valencisse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Valencisse with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valencisse.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Valencisse works less well than 89% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.8% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €29,490 a year per consumption unit, above both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Valencisse: 200, for 1,000 residents in work (0.2 each). 7.7% of the labour force are out of work.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Valencisse, 0.2 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Valencisse’s grade for cost of living: a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.41/m² a month, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 79 homes were sold in Valencisse. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.92/m² a month.
€1,715/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Valencisse€1,715/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,715/m²
79
€10.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.60 to €12.61/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys»
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Valencisse are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Also worth knowing: 35% of adults hold a degree.
52.5median age
ValencisseLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Valencisse keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Valencisse; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Valencisse sees more deaths than 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 213 deaths in Valencisse from 2016 to 2025; there were 188, 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Valencisse is Centre hospitalier, 6.2 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Loir-et-Cher is 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Valencisse · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Valencisse
Is Valencisse safe?
Valencisse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Valencisse expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Valencisse grades B+ for cost of living.
About Valencisse
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Valencisse is a commune of 2,324 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
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.
