Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 352 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Baraize is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Baraize does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baraize as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent et Notre-Dame, in Gargilesse-Dampierre, 2.4 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Baraize. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baraize.
On this, Baraize is above both Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.7% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Baraize | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 43% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Baraize comes below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 14.4% of the labour force are out of work. Baraize has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Baraize, that is close to Indre’s towns (84.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 84%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Baraize sits below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Baraize 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 Baraize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraize | 352 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 7.7 | C+ | A | D | D |
| La Souterraine Creuse | 4,978 | 17 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Baraize is a commune of 352 people in the Communauté de communes Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. 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 October 30, 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.