Press kit · department 37

Indre-et-Loire.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
EsvresSmall cities6,2641 / 17204 / 1747
MontsSmall cities8,0312 / 17357 / 1747
VeignéSmall cities6,7343 / 17439 / 1747
Joué-lès-ToursMid-size cities38,4321 / 1134 / 470
Ballan-MiréSmall cities8,3474 / 17567 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7665 / 17651 / 1747
Saint-AvertinSmall cities15,0756 / 17677 / 1747
LuynesSmall cities5,0817 / 17716 / 1747
ToursLarge cities138,6681 / 123 / 53
Ville-aux-DamesSmall cities5,5758 / 17869 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
ChinonSmall cities8,12117 / 171722 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,13216 / 171709 / 1747
LochesSmall cities6,23315 / 171666 / 1747
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,87714 / 171615 / 1747
RicheSmall cities10,34913 / 171508 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Joué-lès-ToursMid-size cities38,4321 / 165 / 470
FondettesSmall cities10,9171 / 17294 / 1747
LuynesSmall cities5,0812 / 17386 / 1747
Ballan-MiréSmall cities8,3473 / 17393 / 1747
VeignéSmall cities6,7344 / 17450 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7665 / 17470 / 1747
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,8776 / 17477 / 1747
MontsSmall cities8,0317 / 17507 / 1747
RicheSmall cities10,3498 / 17589 / 1747
ChinonSmall cities8,1219 / 17687 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
EsvresSmall cities6,26417 / 171537 / 1747
LochesSmall cities6,23316 / 171510 / 1747
BléréSmall cities5,34015 / 171436 / 1747
Ville-aux-DamesSmall cities5,57514 / 171427 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,13213 / 171418 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
ChinonSmall cities8,1211 / 175 / 1747
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,8772 / 1727 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7663 / 1732 / 1747
Saint-AvertinSmall cities15,0754 / 17174 / 1747
LochesSmall cities6,2335 / 17181 / 1747
RicheSmall cities10,3496 / 17205 / 1747
Ballan-MiréSmall cities8,3477 / 17318 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,1328 / 17329 / 1747
FondettesSmall cities10,9179 / 17367 / 1747
LuynesSmall cities5,08110 / 17623 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Montlouis-sur-LoireSmall cities11,26117 / 171359 / 1747
Ville-aux-DamesSmall cities5,57516 / 171274 / 1747
BléréSmall cities5,34015 / 171225 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsSmall cities15,69814 / 171134 / 1747
EsvresSmall cities6,26413 / 17968 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,8771 / 17150 / 1747
LuynesSmall cities5,0812 / 17218 / 1747
ChinonSmall cities8,1213 / 17248 / 1747
FondettesSmall cities10,9174 / 17311 / 1747
ToursLarge cities138,6681 / 110 / 53
Joué-lès-ToursMid-size cities38,4321 / 1110 / 470
MontsSmall cities8,0315 / 17447 / 1747
LochesSmall cities6,2336 / 17462 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,1327 / 17668 / 1747
EsvresSmall cities6,2648 / 17689 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
EsvresSmall cities6,2641 / 1729 / 1747
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,8772 / 17454 / 1747
Montlouis-sur-LoireSmall cities11,2613 / 17491 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,1324 / 17557 / 1747
Ville-aux-DamesSmall cities5,5755 / 17563 / 1747
RicheSmall cities10,3496 / 17572 / 1747
FondettesSmall cities10,9177 / 17615 / 1747
ToursLarge cities138,6681 / 119 / 53
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7668 / 17648 / 1747
VeignéSmall cities6,7349 / 17669 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7661 / 17289 / 1747
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,8772 / 17581 / 1747
Ballan-MiréSmall cities8,3473 / 17588 / 1747
ToursLarge cities138,6681 / 127 / 53
EsvresSmall cities6,2644 / 17944 / 1747
ChinonSmall cities8,1215 / 17954 / 1747
Joué-lès-ToursMid-size cities38,4321 / 1257 / 470
LuynesSmall cities5,0816 / 17987 / 1747
FondettesSmall cities10,9177 / 17999 / 1747
VeignéSmall cities6,7348 / 171035 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsSmall cities15,69817 / 171625 / 1747
Montlouis-sur-LoireSmall cities11,26116 / 171385 / 1747
RicheSmall cities10,34915 / 171377 / 1747
Ville-aux-DamesSmall cities5,57514 / 171355 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,13213 / 171319 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Chambray-lès-ToursSmall cities11,8771 / 17250 / 1747
ToursLarge cities138,6681 / 112 / 53
MontsSmall cities8,0312 / 17407 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7663 / 17486 / 1747
Saint-AvertinSmall cities15,0754 / 17614 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsSmall cities15,6985 / 17802 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,1326 / 17846 / 1747
Montlouis-sur-LoireSmall cities11,2617 / 17897 / 1747
Ville-aux-DamesSmall cities5,5758 / 17953 / 1747
Ballan-MiréSmall cities8,3479 / 17963 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
FondettesSmall cities10,91717 / 171641 / 1747
LuynesSmall cities5,08116 / 171517 / 1747
BléréSmall cities5,34015 / 171462 / 1747
Joué-lès-ToursMid-size cities38,4321 / 1391 / 470
ChinonSmall cities8,12114 / 171410 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
LuynesSmall cities5,0811 / 17121 / 1747
VeignéSmall cities6,7342 / 17295 / 1747
AmboiseSmall cities13,1323 / 17421 / 1747
Ballan-MiréSmall cities8,3474 / 17431 / 1747
ToursLarge cities138,6681 / 114 / 53
ChinonSmall cities8,1215 / 17469 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireSmall cities16,7666 / 17501 / 1747
MontsSmall cities8,0317 / 17527 / 1747
Joué-lès-ToursMid-size cities38,4321 / 1157 / 470
FondettesSmall cities10,9178 / 17591 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

  • Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
  • Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
  • A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
  • This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
  • Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

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