Dept 37 · Centre-Val de Loire · Rank #27 / 96

Indre-et-Loire

Nearest city: Tours · Direct TGV station

Indre-et-Loire leans on excellent Paris rail links, dry comfortable weather and mild winters, with gentle Loire scenery as its only soft note. L'Indre-et-Loire s'appuie sur d'excellentes liaisons ferroviaires vers Paris, un climat sec et agréable et des hivers doux, avec les paysages tout en douceur de la Loire comme seul bémol.

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604,893 Population

$2,440 per m²

1,980h Sunshine

1.0h to Paris · TGV

Very high Fire risk

Communes

272 communes, from Tours down to the smallest villages — pick a layer and click any polygon. 272 communes, de Tours aux plus petits villages — choisissez une couche et cliquez un polygone.

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Climate

A typical year brings 1,980 sunshine hours and 112 rain days, with 24 days above 30 °C. Une année typique apporte 1 980 heures de soleil et 112 jours de pluie, avec 24 jours au-dessus de 30 °C.

Sunshine

1,980h/yr

Trend 2015-2025: lost ~8 sun hours each year.

less sunny than 52% of departmentsmoins ensoleillé que 52 % des départements

Sunny days

152/yr

days >50% sunlit

fewer sunny days than 53% of departmentsmoins de jours ensoleillés que 53 % des départements

Rain days

112/yr

Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.

fewer rain days than 69% of departmentsmoins de jours de pluie que 69 % des départements

Annual rainfall

619mm/yr

total volume

drier than 79% of departmentsplus sec que 79 % des départements

Heavy rain

2/yr

≥ 20 mm/day

fewer heavy-rain days than 80% of departmentsmoins de jours de fortes pluies que 80 % des départements

Torrential

0/yr

≥ 50 mm/day

fewer torrential days than 75% of departmentsmoins de jours torrentiels que 75 % des départements

Hot days >30°

24/yr

Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.

more hot days than 58% of departmentsplus de jours chauds que 58 % des départements

Winter mildness

7/10

3.0 °C avg Jan low

Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.

milder winters than 63% of departmentshivers plus doux que 63 % des départements

Wind

3.2m/s

annual mean

Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.

windier than 59% of departmentsplus venteux que 59 % des départements

Muggy days

4/yr

TG≥22°C & HU≥70%

Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.

muggier than 48% of departmentsplus de moiteur que 48 % des départements

Avg max temperature · °C

2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005

Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +4 so far

Tropical nights ~+12 nights · +1 so far

Frost days ~-16 days · -10 so far

Dry-soil days ~+17 days

Landscape

The terrain peaks at 187 m with 24.7% forest cover. Le relief culmine à 187 m avec 24,7 % de forêt.

Landscape score

4/10

less scenic than 51% of departmentspaysages derrière 51 % des départements

Max elevation

187m

lower than 91% of departmentsmoins haut que 91 % des départements

Forest cover

24.7%

less forested than 56% of departmentsmoins boisé que 56 % des départements

Characteristics

🌾 Rural

Loire Valley châteaux, river panoramas, tufa cliffs

Identity & terroir

Indre-et-Loire is the birthplace of René Descartes (naturaliste).

Notable figures born here · 10

René Descartes · naturaliste Honoré de Balzac · écrivain François Rabelais · médecin Alfred de Vigny · écrivain

Appellations · 12

Indre-et-Loire lies within protected appellation areas, including Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Touraine Noble Joué.

Saint-Nicolas-de-BourgueilMontlouis-sur-LoireTouraine Noble JouéBourgueilTouraine Azay-le-RideauVouvray

Appellation areas within the department — area membership, not production.

Distinctions

Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)

Maison des Illustres (8)

Henri Dutilleux et Geneviève JoyEdouard AndréRené DescartesMax Ernst +4 more

Jardin Remarquable (8)

Jardin du château royal d’AmboiseParcs et jardins du château de ValmerVillage-jardin de ChédignyParc et jardins du château de Chenonceau +4 more

Station classée de tourisme (13)

Risks

7/10

9 hazard categories appear on the communes' state register; flood exposure reads low. 9 catégories de risques figurent au registre de l’État ; l’exposition aux crues est faible.

Flood LowFaible

Fire Very highTrès élevée

Seismic Zone 2/5 · low · max 3· faible · max 3

Radon Cat. 1/3 · low potential· potentiel faible

less flood-exposed than 70% of departmentsmoins exposé aux crues que 70 % des départements

higher fire weather than 85% of departmentsrisque incendie plus élevé que 85 % des départements

less seismic exposure than 51% of departmentsmoins d’exposition sismique que 51 % des départements

Communes listing each risk

⚛ Nuclear nearby

Share of the department's communes listing each risk category

Earthquake High 78.3% p48 of 96

Flooding Moderate 47.1% p47 of 96

Ground movement Low 29.8% p30 of 96

Industrial hazard Very low 14.7% p88 of 96

Hazardous-materials transport Very low 12.1% p13 of 96

+4 more

Subsidence & cavities Very low 11.4% p34 of 96

Wildfire Very low 11.4% p57 of 96

Nuclear Very low 11.4% p92 of 96

Dam failure Very low 6.2% p32 of 96

Transport

10/10

Direct TGV, 1.0 h to Paris, 3 motorways. TGV direct, 1,0 h de Paris, 3 autoroutes.

TGV access Yes · direct station

To Paris 1.0h direct

Airport Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) · ~20 km

Highways · 3 A10 · A28 · A85

Work locally 30.7% in own commune

Services

Healthcare scores 7/10; fibre reaches 98% of premises. La santé obtient 7/10 ; la fibre dessert 98 % des locaux.

Healthcare

7/10

APL 4.1

better GP access than 77% of departmentsmeilleur accès aux soins que 77 % des départements

Schools

6/10

Brevet 87%

better brevet results than 45% of departmentsmeilleurs résultats au brevet que 45 % des départements

Fiber coverage

98%

better fibre coverage than 73% of departmentsmeilleure couverture fibre que 73 % des départements

Intl schools

5schools

International programmes available

more intl schools than 73% of departmentsplus d’écoles internationales que 73 % des départements

People

604,893 residents, growing +0.3%/yr, median income $26,300. 604 893 habitants, en croissance de +0,3 %/an, revenu médian 23 140 €.

Population

604,893

more populous than 58% of departmentsplus peuplé que 58 % des départements

Density

98/km²

Mixed

+22% vs median 81

32 387

Pop trend

+0.3%/yr

+0.1 pts vs median

population trend ahead of 54% of departmentsévolution démographique devant 54 % des départements

Median income

$26,300

standard of living · $/yr

higher income than 70% of departmentsrevenus plus élevés que 70 % des départements

Poverty rate

12.8%

below 60% of median living standard

less poverty than 71% of departmentsmoins de pauvreté que 71 % des départements

Unemployment

10.9%

active population out of work

less unemployment than 54% of departmentsmoins de chômage que 54 % des départements

Tourism

1 bed per 40 residents

fewer tourist beds per resident than 51% of departmentsmoins de lits touristiques par habitant que 51 % des départements

15,115 beds

1/92 1/9

Age distribution · % of population

0-14

17%

15-39

25%

40-69

33%

70+

25%

Office professionals

18.3%

cadres · engineers, managers, professionals

more office professionals than 77% of departmentsplus de cadres que 77 % des départements

Remote work

4.4%

télétravail · works without commuting

less remote work than 53% of departmentsmoins de télétravail que 53 % des départements

Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers

Office

Managers & professionals

18.3%

At-home trades

Farmers

1.3%

Artisans & shopkeepers

6.3%

On-site · services, health, teaching, manual

Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers

28.3%

Clerical & service staff

26.5%

Manual workers

19.4%

Real estate

Homes trade around $2,440/m² median, softening -1%/yr — from $980 to $4,080 (10th–90th percentile of sales). L’immobilier s’échange autour de 2 144 €/m² en médiane, en baisse de -1 %/an — de 862 € à 3 586 € (10e–90e centile des ventes).

Median

$2,440/m²

House $2,260 Apt $2,960

-1%/yr 2023–25

Price range · p10–p90 of sales

$980 $4,080

median marker on the dept's sales spread

Taxe foncière

41.17%

typical commune rate · TFPB

lower property tax than 70% of departmentstaxe foncière plus basse que 70 % des départements

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