2026 ranking · access to general practitioners (APL)

Medical deserts: the towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the poorest access to general practitioners

Q: Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Chevannes (Loiret) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Centre-Val de Loire: 0.4 visits per inhabitant per year.

Chevannes (Loiret) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Centre-Val de Loire: 0.4 visits per inhabitant per year. Next come Beaumont-Village (Indre-et-Loire, 0.4 visits per inhabitant per year) and Chalivoy-Milon (Cher, 0.4 visits per inhabitant per year).

1,754 towns ranked

Chevannes, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers all 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Chambray-lès-Tours (Indre-et-Loire) comes last with 6.6 visits per inhabitant per year.

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: medical deserts in Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Visits per inhabitant per year	Population
1	Chevannes	Loiret (45)	0.4	314
2	Beaumont-Village	Indre-et-Loire (37)	0.4	248
3	Chalivoy-Milon	Cher (18)	0.4	390
4	Pers-en-Gâtinais	Loiret (45)	0.4	243
5	Ids-Saint-Roch	Cher (18)	0.5	300
6	Mondoubleau	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.5	1,338
7	Chevry-sous-le-Bignon	Loiret (45)	0.5	228
8	Villeloin-Coulangé	Indre-et-Loire (37)	0.5	585
9	Griselles	Loiret (45)	0.6	843
10	Giroux	Indre (36)	0.6	123
11	Marçais	Cher (18)	0.6	313
12	Rozoy-le-Vieil	Loiret (45)	0.6	400
13	Parnay	Cher (18)	0.6	49
14 tied	Loye-sur-Arnon	Cher (18)	0.6	309
14 tied	Ardenais	Cher (18)	0.6	208
16	Saint-Marc-du-Cor	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.6	183
17	Escrignelles	Loiret (45)	0.6	66
18	Beauchêne	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.6	173
19	Brinon-sur-Sauldre	Cher (18)	0.6	987
20	Lantan	Cher (18)	0.6	100
21	Arcomps	Cher (18)	0.6	285
22	Bussy	Cher (18)	0.7	357
23	Chapelon	Loiret (45)	0.7	259
24	Mérinville	Loiret (45)	0.7	173
25	Civray	Cher (18)	0.7	947
26	Morlac	Cher (18)	0.7	272
27	Marseilles-lès-Aubigny	Cher (18)	0.7	650
28	Le Bignon-Mirabeau	Loiret (45)	0.7	304
29	Lorcy	Loiret (45)	0.7	603
30	Saint-Pierre-de-Jards	Indre (36)	0.7	99
31	Villamblain	Loiret (45)	0.7	281
32 tied	Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières	Cher (18)	0.7	511
32 tied	Touchay	Cher (18)	0.7	227
34	Cogny	Cher (18)	0.7	32
35	Champoulet	Loiret (45)	0.7	45
36	Rezay	Cher (18)	0.8	205
37	Pré-Saint-Évroult	Eure-et-Loir (28)	0.8	287
38 tied	Sury-aux-Bois	Loiret (45)	0.8	786
38 tied	Meunet-sur-Vatan	Indre (36)	0.8	203
40	Châtenoy	Loiret (45)	0.8	467
41	Meillant	Cher (18)	0.8	661
42	Choue	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.8	522
43	Humbligny	Cher (18)	0.8	176
44 tied	Cormenon	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.8	685
44 tied	Baillou	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.8	213
46	Maisonnais	Cher (18)	0.8	230
47	La Selle-sur-le-Bied	Loiret (45)	0.8	1,173
48	Ouzouer-sous-Bellegarde	Loiret (45)	0.8	322
49	Reboursin	Indre (36)	0.8	102
50	Romilly	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.8	157
51	Nibelle	Loiret (45)	0.8	1,200
52	Batilly-en-Gâtinais	Loiret (45)	0.8	453
53 tied	Montrésor	Indre-et-Loire (37)	0.8	314
53 tied	Faverdines	Cher (18)	0.8	135
55 tied	Beffes	Cher (18)	0.8	609
55 tied	Beddes	Cher (18)	0.8	106
57	Vrigny	Loiret (45)	0.8	806
58	Saint-Hilaire-les-Andrésis	Loiret (45)	0.8	971
59	Guilly	Indre (36)	0.8	239
60 tied	Nancray-sur-Rimarde	Loiret (45)	0.8	579
60 tied	Les Corvées-les-Yys	Eure-et-Loir (28)	0.8	331
62	Moulon	Loiret (45)	0.8	182
63 tied	Marigny-Marmande	Indre-et-Loire (37)	0.8	613
63 tied	Boursay	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.8	186
65 tied	Saint-Pierre-les-Bois	Cher (18)	0.8	263
65 tied	Louzouer	Loiret (45)	0.8	250
67	Ignol	Cher (18)	0.9	178
68 tied	Bucy-le-Roi	Loiret (45)	0.9	184
68 tied	Bonneuil	Indre (36)	0.9	74
70	Champigny-en-Beauce	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.9	616
71 tied	Le Châtelet	Cher (18)	0.9	928
71 tied	Genouilly	Cher (18)	0.9	665
73	Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux	Cher (18)	0.9	448
74	Nesploy	Loiret (45)	0.9	372
75	Quiers-sur-Bezonde	Loiret (45)	0.9	1,200
76	Chaumont	Cher (18)	0.9	47
77 tied	Nohant-en-Graçay	Cher (18)	0.9	293
77 tied	Bauzy	Loir-et-Cher (41)	0.9	277
79 tied	Osmery	Cher (18)	0.9	267
79 tied	Chalais	Indre (36)	0.9	154
81	Thorailles	Loiret (45)	0.9	209
82 tied	Ladon	Loiret (45)	0.9	1,416
82 tied	Saint-Florentin	Indre (36)	0.9	505
84 tied	Ingrannes	Loiret (45)	0.9	547
84 tied	Courtemaux	Loiret (45)	0.9	267
86	Mignères	Loiret (45)	1.0	310
87	Saint-Loup	Loir-et-Cher (41)	1.0	360
88	Courcelles-le-Roi	Loiret (45)	1.0	324
89	Cernoy-en-Berry	Loiret (45)	1.0	425
90 tied	Saulzais-le-Potier	Cher (18)	1.0	484
90 tied	Saint-Outrille	Cher (18)	1.0	218
90 tied	Saint-Céols	Cher (18)	1.0	16
93	Rians	Cher (18)	1.0	963
94 tied	Couy	Cher (18)	1.0	378
94 tied	Saint-Sigismond	Loiret (45)	1.0	269
94 tied	Breteau	Loiret (45)	1.0	92
97	Le Temple	Loir-et-Cher (41)	1.0	174
98	Montliard	Loiret (45)	1.0	224
99	Mignerette	Loiret (45)	1.0	357
100	Limeux	Cher (18)	1.0	167

Source: DREES (French Ministry of Health), localized potential accessibility (APL) to general practitioners; general practitioner office and home visits accessible per inhabitant per year (APL). Not ranked: communes whose APL is not published. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Medical deserts in Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Chevannes (Loiret) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Centre-Val de Loire: 0.4 visits per inhabitant per year.

What are the 10 towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the poorest access to general practitioners?

In order: Chevannes (0.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Beaumont-Village (0.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Chalivoy-Milon (0.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Pers-en-Gâtinais (0.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Ids-Saint-Roch (0.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Mondoubleau (0.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Chevry-sous-le-Bignon (0.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Villeloin-Coulangé (0.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Griselles (0.6 visits per inhabitant per year), and Giroux (0.6 visits per inhabitant per year).

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the best access to general practitioners?

Chambray-lès-Tours (Indre-et-Loire) has the best access to general practitioners in Centre-Val de Loire: 6.6 visits per inhabitant per year. See the towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the best access to general practitioners.

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

All of them: the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire appear in this ranking.

How is access to doctors measured?

Localized potential accessibility (APL), calculated by DREES, the statistics office of the French Ministry of Health, measures how many general practitioner visits each inhabitant can access per year. It takes into account doctors in the commune and in nearby communes, how much they work, and the age of the population. In its studies, DREES describes communes with an APL below 2.5 visits per inhabitant per year as underserved. Values are high in tourist resorts, where doctors also serve a seasonal population.