Indre

Indre has 216,809 residents in 241 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,050/m², from €830/m² in Châtillon-sur-Indre to €1,720/m² in Le Poinçonnet among communes of more than 2,000 people. 69% of households own their main home.

Département 36 · 241 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

216,809residents2022 census

€1,050/m²median price per m²five years of sales

69%of households own their homemain home

11%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Indre.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Indre : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Indre : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Indre : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 16 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Ardentes	3,747	€1,360/m²	€23,320	77%	11%	6.5%	12%	49
Argenton-sur-Creuse	4,817	€1,120/m²	€20,400	55%	16%	14.6%	10%	105
Buzançais	4,431	€1,010/m²	€20,680	66%	17%	9.0%	12%	48
Chabris	2,762	€1,050/m²	€21,370	69%	18%	10.3%	7%	27
Châteauroux	43,079	€1,320/m²	€20,300	47%	12%	15.6%	10%	136
Châtillon-sur-Indre	2,296	€830/m²	€20,290	71%	27%	14.6%	16%	50
Déols	7,618	€1,440/m²	€22,250	66%	12%	12.6%	18%	34
Issoudun	10,953	€970/m²	€20,680	57%	18%	15.3%	12%	86
La Châtre	4,038	€1,020/m²	€20,310	49%	23%	15.6%	11%	124
Le Blanc	6,188	€930/m²	€20,260	54%	17%	13.5%	2%	82
Le Poinçonnet	5,848	€1,720/m²	€25,530	82%	14%	6.6%	97%	2
Levroux	2,802	€920/m²	€21,460	72%	17%	8.2%	23%	35
Reuilly	2,009	€840/m²	€21,580	77%	11%	8.0%	11%	33
Saint-Maur	3,589	€1,500/m²	€24,440	79%	14%	8.6%	34%	26
Valençay	2,239	€920/m²	€21,110	72%	22%	12.0%	6%	43
Villedieu-sur-Indre	2,615	€1,230/m²	€21,650	67%	14%	7.4%	20%	29

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

216,809 residents and 106,184 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

14%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

37%

aged 60 and over

41%

of households are people living alone

19%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

139,283 homes, 76% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

83%

of homes are houses

69%

of households own their home

13%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

11%

second homes

13%

empty homes

87%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191922%

1919–194511%

1946–197020%

1971–199028%

1991–200512%

2006–20199%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

15,839 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,050/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,130/m²flats1,322 sales

€1,030/m²houses14,517 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.2%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

21%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

39%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Indre on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

5.9GPs per 10,000 residents2025

79pharmacieson 1 January 2025

156food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners129

Dentists68

Nurses311

Physiotherapists157

Pharmacies79

Group health centres21

Emergency departments4

Supermarkets and hypermarkets47

Convenience stores and grocers109

Bakeries157

Butchers65

Petrol stations49

EV charging stations47

Post offices and postal points119

Banks86

France services centres26

Police and gendarmerie26

Restaurants454

Hairdressers318

Nurseries38

Swimming pools20

Sports halls67

Gyms35

Cinemas9

Libraries99

Performance venues4

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 241 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Radon100%

Ground movement52%

Flooding27%

Transport of hazardous goods23%

Dam failure12%

Industrial hazard1%

2,303natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

54%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows945

Drought (clay shrinkage)848

Ground movement269

Storms and cyclones241

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026