Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 240 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Arpheuilles falls below the line for grades. 16% of homes here are second homes.
The 2 things Arpheuilles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arpheuilles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré Saint-Laurent, in Palluau-sur-Indre, 3.3 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arpheuilles.
The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Indre’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Arpheuilles is 52.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Arpheuilles | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,500 a year per consumption unit, about level with Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Arpheuilles, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). 12.8% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Arpheuilles recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Arpheuilles. Best known first.
Nothing in Arpheuilles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arpheuilles yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arpheuilles | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buzançais | 4,356 | 7.1 | B | A+ | B+ | C |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 13 | — | A | — | C− |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 17 | A+ | A+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Arpheuilles is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes du Châtillonnais en Berry. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.