Azay-le-Ferron isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 22% of its homes are second homes. Homes go for a median €762/m². It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Azay-le-Ferron stand out
The 3 things Azay-le-Ferron does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azay-le-Ferron.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Azay-le-Ferron, fewer than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, above both Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 17% of adults.
55.3median age
Azay-le-FerronIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Azay-le-Ferron keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Azay-le-Ferron is Château d'Azay-le-Ferron. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Azay-le-Ferron walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
For its 300 residents in work, Azay-le-Ferron has 150 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €22,330 a year per consumption unit, close to Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 9.1% of working residents here at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Azay-le-Ferron, 0.5 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Azay-le-Ferron
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Azay-le-Ferron is a commune of 817 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Brenne. 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.
