2026 ranking · social housing rate (SRU law)

The towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest share of social housing

Q: Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest share of social housing?

Lucé (Eure-et-Loir) has the highest share of social housing in Centre-Val de Loire: 53.40% of its primary residences.

Lucé (Eure-et-Loir) has the highest share of social housing in Centre-Val de Loire: 53.40% of its primary residences. Next come Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Indre-et-Loire, 46.63%) and Mainvilliers (Eure-et-Loir, 40.53%).

59 towns ranked out of 1,754

Lucé, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 59 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. Not ranked: communes not subject to Article 55 of the SRU law and those for which the inventory gives no rate. At the other end of the ranking, Trouy (Cher) comes last with 3.54%.

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: highest share of social housing in Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Social housing rate	Population
1	Lucé	Eure-et-Loir (28)	53.40	16,166
2	Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	Indre-et-Loire (37)	46.63	16,124
3	Mainvilliers	Eure-et-Loir (28)	40.53	10,840
4	Vernouillet	Eure-et-Loir (28)	40.03	12,503
5	Dreux	Eure-et-Loir (28)	39.45	32,045
6	Blois	Loir-et-Cher (41)	38.39	48,742
7	Châteauroux	Indre (36)	37.80	44,536
8	Vendôme	Loir-et-Cher (41)	34.91	16,364
9	Bourges	Cher (18)	31.70	66,155
10	Fleury-les-Aubrais	Loiret (45)	31.43	22,020
11	Chartres	Eure-et-Loir (28)	30.04	39,318
12	Joué-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	29.79	38,836
13	Amboise	Indre-et-Loire (37)	29.72	13,303
14	Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Loiret (45)	29.07	16,992
15	La Riche	Indre-et-Loire (37)	28.51	10,599
16	Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	28.12	141,746
17	Saran	Loiret (45)	27.65	17,535
18	Orléans	Loiret (45)	27.38	118,788
19	Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre	Eure-et-Loir (28)	26.05	4,104
20	Saint-Germain-du-Puy	Cher (18)	25.91	4,843
21	Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets	Eure-et-Loir (28)	25.25	4,186
22	Bléré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	24.37	5,415
23	Chambray-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	24.19	12,940
24	Luisant	Eure-et-Loir (28)	23.70	7,221
25	Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Loiret (45)	23.38	23,773
26	Montlouis-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	23.26	11,536
27	Déols	Indre (36)	23.19	7,744
28	Lèves	Eure-et-Loir (28)	22.43	5,848
29	Saint-Doulchard	Cher (18)	22.19	9,873
30	Nazelles-Négron	Indre-et-Loire (37)	22.17	3,837
31	Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.01	17,301
32	Le Coudray	Eure-et-Loir (28)	19.85	4,176
33	Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	19.39	6,389
34	Ingré	Loiret (45)	19.29	10,288
35	Ballan-Miré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	18.98	8,647
36	Champhol	Eure-et-Loir (28)	18.71	3,759
37	Luynes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	17.90	5,194
38	La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	17.84	11,194
39	La Ville-aux-Dames	Indre-et-Loire (37)	17.40	5,677
40	Saint-Avertin	Indre-et-Loire (37)	17.12	15,367
41	Maintenon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	15.99	4,606
42	Montoire-sur-le-Loir	Loir-et-Cher (41)	15.90	3,848
43	Montbazon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	15.58	4,979
44	Vineuil	Loir-et-Cher (41)	15.43	8,270
45	Notre-Dame-d'Oé	Indre-et-Loire (37)	15.00	4,596
46	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Loiret (45)	14.84	9,697
47	Saint-Maur	Indre (36)	14.35	3,602
48	Fondettes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	14.12	11,395
49	Chécy	Loiret (45)	13.83	9,286
50	Veigné	Indre-et-Loire (37)	13.80	6,984
51	Saint-Denis-en-Val	Loiret (45)	13.76	7,954
52	La Chaussée-Saint-Victor	Loir-et-Cher (41)	13.53	4,584
53	Ormes	Loiret (45)	13.38	4,472
54	Olivet	Loiret (45)	13.18	24,046
55	Ardentes	Indre (36)	12.30	3,807
56	Mehun-sur-Yèvre	Cher (18)	11.50	6,464
57	Le Poinçonnet	Indre (36)	11.18	6,007
58	La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin	Cher (18)	9.87	3,759
59	Trouy	Cher (18)	3.54	4,146

Source: French Ministry of Housing, social housing inventory (Article 55 of the SRU law); social rental housing counted under the SRU law, as a share of primary residences, communes subject to the law. Not ranked: communes not subject to Article 55 of the SRU law and those for which the inventory gives no rate. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest share of social housing in Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest share of social housing?

Lucé (Eure-et-Loir) has the highest share of social housing in Centre-Val de Loire: 53.40% of its primary residences.

What are the 10 towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest share of social housing?

In order: Lucé (53.40%), Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (46.63%), Mainvilliers (40.53%), Vernouillet (40.03%), Dreux (39.45%), Blois (38.39%), Châteauroux (37.80%), Vendôme (34.91%), Bourges (31.70%), and Fleury-les-Aubrais (31.43%).

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the lowest share of social housing?

Trouy (Cher) has the lowest share of social housing in Centre-Val de Loire: 3.54% of its primary residences.

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

59 out of 1,754. Not ranked: communes not subject to Article 55 of the SRU law and those for which the inventory gives no rate.

Which towns are covered?

Article 55 of France’s SRU law requires communes with more than 3,500 inhabitants (1,500 in the Paris region) that belong to an urban area or intercommunality of at least 50,000 people to reach 20% or 25% social housing among their primary residences. The rate ranked is the one in the ministry’s annual inventory, as published: it can exceed 100%, because social housing units (including places in residential facilities) and primary residences are counted from different files. Other communes are not in the inventory and are not ranked.