2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the lowest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (Cher) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 2.2% of its private homes are vacant.

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (Cher) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 2.2% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Semoy (Loiret, 2.4%) and Champhol (Eure-et-Loir, 2.4%).

238 towns ranked out of 1,754

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 238 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. At the other end of the ranking, La Châtre (Indre) comes last with 17.1%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: lowest housing vacancy rates in Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin	Cher (18)	2.2	3,759
2	Semoy	Loiret (45)	2.4	3,346
3	Champhol	Eure-et-Loir (28)	2.4	3,759
4	Ormes	Loiret (45)	2.5	4,472
5	Notre-Dame-d'Oé	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.5	4,596
6	Monts	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.7	8,221
7	Boigny-sur-Bionne	Loiret (45)	2.7	2,245
8	Chanceaux-sur-Choisille	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.8	3,563
9	Traînou	Loiret (45)	2.8	3,469
10	Vennecy	Loiret (45)	3.0	2,088
11	La Ville-aux-Dames	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.0	5,677
12	Gidy	Loiret (45)	3.0	2,118
13	Veigné	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.2	6,984
14	Saint-Georges-sur-Eure	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.2	2,860
15	Trouy	Cher (18)	3.3	4,146
16	Abondant	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.3	2,481
17	Ballan-Miré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.3	8,647
18 tied	Donnery	Loiret (45)	3.4	2,939
18 tied	Villebarou	Loir-et-Cher (41)	3.4	2,646
20	Véretz	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.4	4,734
21	Chécy	Loiret (45)	3.5	9,286
22	Saran	Loiret (45)	3.5	17,535
23	Larçay	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.6	2,704
24	Hanches	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.6	2,786
25	Tremblay-les-Villages	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.7	2,259
26	Saint-Prest	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.8	2,181
27 tied	Montlouis-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.8	11,536
27 tied	Dadonville	Loiret (45)	3.8	2,404
29	Sorigny	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.8	3,041
30	Vienne-en-Val	Loiret (45)	3.8	2,052
31	Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.9	4,186
32	Parçay-Meslay	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.9	2,618
33	Saint-Branchs	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.9	2,688
34	Loury	Loiret (45)	3.9	2,683
35	Ingré	Loiret (45)	4.0	10,288
36	Le Poinçonnet	Indre (36)	4.0	6,007
37	Fondettes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.0	11,395
38	Esvres	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.0	6,403
39	Azay-sur-Cher	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.0	3,302
40	Le Coudray	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.1	4,176
41	Saint-Denis-en-Val	Loiret (45)	4.1	7,954
42	Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Loiret (45)	4.1	23,773
43	La Membrolle-sur-Choisille	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.1	3,350
44 tied	Monnaie	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.2	4,905
44 tied	Sandillon	Loiret (45)	4.2	4,403
46	Saint-Ay	Loiret (45)	4.2	3,831
47	Vernouillet	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.2	12,503
48 tied	Saint-Germain-du-Puy	Cher (18)	4.2	4,843
48 tied	La Croix-en-Touraine	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.2	2,611
50	Méreau	Cher (18)	4.2	2,711
51	Artannes-sur-Indre	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.3	2,850
52	Baule	Loiret (45)	4.4	2,034
53	Mettray	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.4	2,123
54 tied	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Loiret (45)	4.5	9,697
54 tied	Savonnières	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.5	3,454
56	Sours	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.5	2,051
57	Cléry-Saint-André	Loiret (45)	4.5	3,670
58	Athée-sur-Cher	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.5	2,886
59	Truyes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.5	2,472
60	Chailles	Loir-et-Cher (41)	4.5	2,797
61	Vernou-sur-Brenne	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.6	2,929
62 tied	Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	Loir-et-Cher (41)	4.6	3,275
62 tied	Jouy	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.6	2,035
64	Lèves	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.6	5,848
65	Auzouer-en-Touraine	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.6	2,215
66	Vineuil	Loir-et-Cher (41)	4.6	8,270
67	Pannes	Loiret (45)	4.7	3,818
68	Plaimpied-Givaudins	Cher (18)	4.7	2,151
69	Montbazon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.7	4,979
70	Saint-Avertin	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.7	15,367
71	Mardié	Loiret (45)	4.7	3,127
72	Neuville-aux-Bois	Loiret (45)	4.8	5,050
73	Luynes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.8	5,194
74	Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Loiret (45)	4.8	16,992
75	Tigy	Loiret (45)	4.9	2,531
76 tied	Joué-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.9	38,836
76 tied	Cinq-Mars-la-Pile	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.9	4,073
78	Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	4.9	6,389
79 tied	Olivet	Loiret (45)	5.0	24,046
79 tied	Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.0	17,301
81	Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	5.0	3,332
82	Saint-Ouen	Loir-et-Cher (41)	5.0	3,116
83	Marcilly-en-Villette	Loiret (45)	5.1	2,230
84	Saint-Doulchard	Cher (18)	5.1	9,873
85	Chambray-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.1	12,940
86 tied	Lailly-en-Val	Loiret (45)	5.1	3,149
86 tied	Semblançay	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.1	2,248
88	Saint-Cyr-en-Val	Loiret (45)	5.1	3,539
89	Nazelles-Négron	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.1	3,837
90	Mont-près-Chambord	Loir-et-Cher (41)	5.2	3,458
91	Arcisses	Eure-et-Loir (28)	5.2	2,235
92	La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	5.2	11,194
93	Lucé	Eure-et-Loir (28)	5.2	16,166
94	Jargeau	Loiret (45)	5.4	4,678
95	Corquilleroy	Loiret (45)	5.4	2,952
96	Beaumont-en-Véron	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.4	2,802
97	Saint-Maur	Indre (36)	5.5	3,602
98	Pruniers-en-Sologne	Loir-et-Cher (41)	5.5	2,305
99 tied	Mainvilliers	Eure-et-Loir (28)	5.5	10,840
99 tied	Luisant	Eure-et-Loir (28)	5.5	7,221

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest housing vacancy rates in Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (Cher) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 2.2% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the lowest housing vacancy rate?

In order: La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (2.2%), Semoy (2.4%), Champhol (2.4%), Ormes (2.5%), Notre-Dame-d'Oé (2.5%), Monts (2.7%), Boigny-sur-Bionne (2.7%), Chanceaux-sur-Choisille (2.8%), Traînou (2.8%), and Vennecy (3.0%).

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest housing vacancy rate?

La Châtre (Indre) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 17.1% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Centre-Val de Loire are ranked?

238 out of 1,754. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.