Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vallée-de-Ronsard has none. 35% of homes here are second homes. The median sale price is €999/m². It skews older: two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Vallée-de-Ronsard stand out
The 3 things Vallée-de-Ronsard does most differently from other towns.
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: Seraphin M · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vallée-de-Ronsard’s story
Vallée-de-Ronsard in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vallée-de-Ronsard: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1862First protected: Château de la Possonnière, dit aussi Château de Ronsard
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vallée-de-Ronsard: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: Martpan · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vallée-de-Ronsard.
Who lives here
Vallée-de-Ronsard has fewer young adults than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24
58.6median age
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 25% have a degree. Half the people of Vallée-de-Ronsard are older than 58.6.
Vallée-de-RonsardLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Vallée-de-Ronsard keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vallée-de-Ronsard: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Vallée-de-Ronsard, 6.8%, runs below Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Vallée-de-Ronsard holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 7.9% of working residents in Vallée-de-Ronsard didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Vallée-de-Ronsard, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Vallée-de-Ronsard is a commune of 531 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
531 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code
41070
Vallée-de-Ronsard’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
