Aigurande’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes change hands at a median €822/m². 43% of residents are 65 or over.
Aigurande has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Aigurande with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aigurande.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8.5% of Aigurande, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns
14% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 43% of the town, above Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 5.9% of residents.
61.6median age
AigurandeIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Aigurande, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Indre’s towns and compared French towns: 113 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Aigurande. The nearest emergency department to Aigurande is Centre hospitalier de Gueret, 19.2 mi away. Also worth knowing: 395 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 300: 32% above. In Indre, women can expect to live 84 years and men 76.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Aigurande · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
19.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People in Aigurande have lower living standards than in 90% of French communes of 1,000+
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,790 a year. 700 jobs are based in Aigurande, for 450 working residents (1.5 per worker). 9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Indre’s towns (12.4%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
700
jobs based in Aigurande, 1.5 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Aigurande keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Aigurande; none is classé, France’s top protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aigurande
Is Aigurande safe?
Aigurande has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Aigurande expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aigurande grades A+ for cost of living.
About Aigurande
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Aigurande is a commune of 1,321 people in the Communauté de communes de la Marche Berrichonne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
