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A town of 529 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Chassignolles a good place to live?

Chassignolles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Chassignolles stand out

The one thing Chassignolles does most differently from other towns.

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Église du prieuré Saint-Etienne
Église du prieuré Saint-Etienne · Classé · Photo: Seherr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chassignolles’ story

Chassignolles in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chassignolles counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Georges Pirot, born in 1898, is the one person born in Chassignolles before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1921First protected: Église du prieuré Saint-Etienne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassignolles.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Chassignolles, fewer than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.9% of residents. Chassignolles has a median age of 52.3 years.

52.3median age
ChassignollesIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chassignolles
ChassignollesIndre medianFrance median
Under 1512%14%17%
15–247.9%9.7%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6435%28%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Chassignolles keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Chassignolles is Église du prieuré Saint-Etienne. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chassignolles walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

Chassignolles has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,090 a year per consumption unit, about level with Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 11.1%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chassignolles, 0.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Chassignolles than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.35/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Chassignolles.

€7.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chassignolles€7.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.42/m² a month)
€6.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

La Maison des Traditions and 2 more in and around Chassignolles

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Chassignolles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chassignolles

12pages on Chassignolles

Landmarks

Chassignolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église du prieuré Saint-Etienne: Photo: Seherr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chassignolles

2 notable people were born in Chassignolles.

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Chassignolles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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La ChâtreArdentesLa ChâtreArdentesChassignolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassignolles529—————
La Châtre4,0373.8A−ADA−
Ardentes3,71515A+AAB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chassignolles

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Chassignolles is a commune of 529 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. 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
529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
11.7 sq mi (30.2 km²)
INSEE code
36043

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.