Good value, with catches elsewhere. Its strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Buzançais earns a B, better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. It ranks #5 of 11 in Indre. Safety is a strength too: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Buzançais with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buzançais.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Buzançais than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,000/m², lower than both Indre’s towns (€1,176/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €6.82/m² a month. Sales in Buzançais from July 2023 to June 2026: 140 houses and apartments.
€1,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Buzançais€1,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,000/m²
140
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.90 to €10.67/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Buzançais do less well than those of 76% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #10 of 12 in Indre. The nearest general lycée is 13.9 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Buzançais is 86.0%, between Indre’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Buzançais hold a degree than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
31% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town, below Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Buzançais is older than 51.5, half younger.
51.5median age
BuzançaisIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Buzançais’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (131 places) counts its residents as Buzançais’; allowing for it, deaths were 4% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 799 residents of Buzançais died, against 696 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. The nearest emergency department to Buzançais is Centre hospitalier, 14.5 mi away. Also worth knowing: in Indre, women can expect to live 84 years and men 76.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Buzançais · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buzançais has less crime per resident than 66% of compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Buzançais ranks 3rd of the 11 compared towns in Indre. 90 offenses were reported in Buzançais during 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Burglary22
Family violence14
Sexual violence9
Theft from vehicles8
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
90
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Buzançais keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Buzançais; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Buzançais has lower unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 9.0%
Buzançais has 1,950 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 1.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,370 a year per consumption unit. 3.5% of Buzançais’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,950
jobs based in Buzançais, 1.2 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 48% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Buzançais
Is Buzançais safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #3 of 11 in Indre. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Buzançais good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #10 of 12 in Indre. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Buzançais expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Buzançais grades A+ for cost of living.
About Buzançais
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Buzançais is a commune of 4,356 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - 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.
