The accident involving an Alpha Jet trainer on a night flying exercise took place in the Vouvray region yesterday, near the city of Tours in the Loire valley.
The pilot and student pilot parachuted to safety after making for "a dark area that appeared to be uninhabited," said Colonel Cyril Duvivier, commander of the airforce base from where the plane took off.
One of the injured residents of the home was said to be in serious condition in hospital.
She called for a full and transparent investigation into the accident.