FR Cette page existe en français : Chalais en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. Bélâbre Prissac Ruffec Ciron Lignac Oulches ChalaisIndre A town of 152 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Is Chalais a good place to live? Chalais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Chalais’ grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Chalais stand out The one thing Chalais does most differently from other towns.
Château de la Gâtevine et ses dépendances · Inscrit · Photo: François-Xavier Caramello · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chalais’ story
Chalais in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
2007 First protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Léobon 2009 Most recently protected: Château de la Gâtevine et ses dépendances Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalais.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Chalais, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns For Chalais, that is below both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.
52.8 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 18%
CAP or BEP 38%
Baccalauréat 19%
Higher education 24%
Women and men · all residents 46% women, 54% men
Men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Chalais Chalais Indre median France median Under 15 12% 14% 17% 15–24 10% 9.7% 11% 25–44 18% 19% 23% 45–64 33% 28% 26% 65+ 26% 30% 22% No diploma 18% 25% 19% CAP or BEP 38% 30% 26% Baccalauréat 19% 16% 18% Higher education 24% 21% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chalais: 62% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chalais sits above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
2 historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 0
Inscrit 2
12th c.
oldest protected part
2007
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 6.6% of commuters in Chalais go to work without a car, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns That puts Chalais below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chalais has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
7% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 87%
On foot 7%
Public transport 0%
Bicycle 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
50
jobs based in Chalais, 0.6 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chalais than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.87/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Chalais is below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€6.87/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Chalais €6.87/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Indre median €8.76/m²
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €8.81/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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Chalais 12 pages on Chalais
Landmarks The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
All monuments → Photo credits Église paroissiale Saint-Léobon: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Gâtevine et ses dépendances: Photo: François-Xavier Caramello · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Chalais Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chalais yet.
How we find them →
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chalais Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Chalais is a commune of 152 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 152 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin
Département Indre (36)
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Area 15.5 sq mi (40.2 km²)
INSEE code 36036 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.
