FR Cette page existe en français : Beaulieu en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. BeaulieuIndre A town of 51 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Is Beaulieu a good place to live? Beaulieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Beaulieu’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Beaulieu stand out The 2 things Beaulieu does most differently from other towns.
Église du prieuré Saint-Nicolas, actuelle église Saint-Nicolas · Inscrit · Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Beaulieu’s story
Beaulieu in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Beaulieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1998 First protected: Église du prieuré Saint-Nicolas, actuelle église Saint-Nico… Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaulieu.
Who lives here
Beaulieu skews older, with 41% of residents 65 or over, more than Indre’s towns or compared French towns Beaulieu sits above both Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.9% of residents.
55.8 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 30%
CAP or BEP 24%
Baccalauréat 22%
Higher education 20%
Women and men · all residents 49% women, 51% men
Men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Beaulieu Beaulieu Indre median France median Under 15 9.8% 14% 17% 15–24 5.9% 9.7% 11% 25–44 14% 19% 23% 45–64 29% 28% 26% 65+ 41% 30% 22% No diploma 30% 25% 19% CAP or BEP 24% 30% 26% Baccalauréat 22% 16% 18% Higher education 20% 21% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Beaulieu keeps more of its old housing than Indre or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919 France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Beaulieu above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Beaulieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1 historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 0
Inscrit 1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 8.3% of commuters in Beaulieu go to work without a car, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns On this, Beaulieu is below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Beaulieu has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
8% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 50%
Bicycle 8%
On foot 0%
Public transport 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
0
jobs based in Beaulieu, 0.6 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
42%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Beaulieu costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.81/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Beaulieu comes below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€7.81/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Beaulieu €7.81/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Indre median €8.76/m²
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.31 to €9.66/m² a month)
€6.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractions Château de Brosse and 3 more in and around Beaulieu Heritage in and near Beaulieu. Best known first.
All attractions → Keep exploring
Everything we know about Beaulieu 12 pages on Beaulieu
Landmarks Beaulieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
All monuments → Photo credits Église du prieuré Saint-Nicolas, actuelle église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Beaulieu Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Beaulieu yet.
How we find them →
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Beaulieu Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Beaulieu is a commune of 51 people in the Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin. 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
Population 51 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin
Département Indre (36)
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Area 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code 36015 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.
