Levroux, #1 on this list · Photo: Daniel Jolivet (CC BY 2.0)

Indre · 2026

Best places to live in Indre

Levroux ranks first of 11 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Indre, and #56 of 3,798 French towns. 4 of the 11 grade A− or better; scores run from 76.2 down to 37.5.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Levroux

2,797 people

A⁺

Score 76.2·#56 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A⁺, schools A·lowest: jobs & income B⁻

Ardentes

3,715 people

A⁺

Score 72.9·#114 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: walkability C

Le Poinçonnet

5,855 people

Score 64.8·#459 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C⁻

All 11 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

Every town in Indre →

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Levroux2,797 people76.2top 1.4%A⁺#56 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, schools A·lowest: jobs & income B⁻

2Ardentes3,715 people72.9top 3.0%A⁺#114 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: walkability C

3Le Poinçonnet5,855 people64.8top 12.1%A#459 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C⁻

4La Châtre4,037 people58.6top 23.9%A⁻#907 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: safety D

5Buzançais4,356 people54.0top 35.2%B#1,337 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: schools C⁻

6Saint-Maur3,537 people53.7top 36.1%B#1,371 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: health D

7Le Blanc6,164 people47.8bottom 47.3%B⁻#2,002 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety D

8Argenton-sur-Creuse4,786 people44.1bottom 37.0%C⁺#2,393 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D

9Déols7,600 people40.4bottom 27.8%C#2,743 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability B·lowest: health D

10Châteauroux42,963 people40.4bottom 27.7%C#2,748 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

11Issoudun11,159 people37.5bottom 21.2%C⁻#2,992 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Indre?

Levroux ranks first of 11 graded towns of 2,500 or more: cost of living (A+) and schools (A) are its strongest grades; jobs & income (B−) is its lowest. Ardentes and Le Poinçonnet follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Indre, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Indre page.

Photos: Levroux, Daniel Jolivet (CC BY 2.0) · Ardentes, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Poinçonnet, Mairie du Poinçonnet (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.