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The town, home to 566 people, lies in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Population

566

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.98

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,910

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Turquant a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Turquant out for now.

Moulin à vent du Val Hulin · Classé · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Turquant’s story

Turquant in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Turquant: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2009.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1963First protected: Moulin à vent du Val Hulin
1982Most recently protected: Moulin de la Herpinière
2009The protected historic area is created

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Nearby attractions

Château de la Fessardière and 15 more in and around Turquant

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Turquant. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fessardièrein town MuseumMuseumPommes Tapéesin town AttractionAttractionChâteau de Montsoreau2.8 km east, in Montsoreau AttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud4.6 km southeast, in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye AttractionAttractionCollégiale Saint-Martin de Candes3.7 km east, in Candes-Saint-Martin ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Targé1.4 km northwest, in Parnay

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Turquant.

Who lives here

Turquant has fewer older residents than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.7%, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Turquant has a median age of 43.9 years.

43.9median age

TurquantMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median

Maine-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Turquant
	Turquant	Maine-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	19%	18%	17%
15–24	9.7%	11%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	19%	23%	22%
No diploma	20%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	29%	29%	30%

Full pageTurquant’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.9 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Turquant?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Turquant: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Turquant: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Since 2009, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Aubin.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Aubin 12th–18th c.
Moulin à vent du Val Hulin 18th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1963

first monument protected

2009

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

31%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageTurquant’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map6 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Turquant?”

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

Work & commute

Turquant has higher unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 13.4%

The median disposable income was €23,910 a year per consumption unit, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Turquant holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Also worth knowing: 9.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

Bicycle3%

On foot3%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport2%

150

jobs based in Turquant, 0.6 per working resident

13.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,910

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageTurquant’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,910 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Turquant than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.98/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.29/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Turquant.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Turquant€8.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Maine-et-Loire median€10.78/m²

€8.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €11.18/m² a month)

€7.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTurquant’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Turquant

12pages on Turquant

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.5 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.9 History6 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Turquant: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Saint-AubinChurch · 12th–18th c.

Inscrit

Manoir de la VignoleManor house · 15th c.

Moulin de la HerpinièreMill · 16th & 20th c.

Inscrit

Manoir de la ChauvellièreManor house · 18th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Aubin: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin de la Herpinière: Photo: Néfermaât · CC BY-SA 2.5

Famous people from Turquant

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Turquant yet.

How we find them →

Turquant’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 Maine-et-Loire →

Bellevigne-les-ChâteauxAllonnesSaumurBeaumont-en-VéronVivyBourgueilTurquant

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Turquant	566	—	—	—	—	—
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux	3,435	4.5	A⁺	A⁻	A	B
Allonnes	2,911	5.7	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺	C
Saumur	26,241	5.8	B⁻	B	D	B
Beaumont-en-Véron Indre-et-Loire	2,717	7.8	—	A⁻	—	B⁺
Vivy	2,582	8.2	A	A⁻	A	A⁻
Bourgueil Indre-et-Loire	3,631	8.3	A	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻

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

About Turquant

Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

Turquant is a commune of 566 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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: 566 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Département: Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km²)
INSEE code: 49358

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.