Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is a safe place by the numbers (A): an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it falls short is schools (C−): brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 14.5% unemployment.
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, INSEE census 2023. Châtillon-sur-Indre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtillon-sur-Indre 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 Châtillon-sur-Indre.
Who lives here
An older town: 46% of people in Châtillon-sur-Indre are 65 or over, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns
15% of adults hold a degree, below Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under 15: 9% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.3% of residents.
63median age
Châtillon-sur-IndreIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Châtillon-sur-Indre cost less than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €772/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.20/m² a month, below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €6.54/m² a month.
€772/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon-sur-Indre€772/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€772/m²
96
€8.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €10.89/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Châtillonnais en Berry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Châtillon-sur-Indre than in 85% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Châtillon-sur-Indre show 24 offenses in 2025. With 1,150 jobs for 700 working residents, Châtillon-sur-Indre draws people in from neighbouring communes. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence13
Fraud9
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
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
23.0%
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 family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 23.0% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Châtillon-sur-Indre has higher unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 14.5%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,900 a year per consumption unit, close to Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 16.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot12%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Châtillon-sur-Indre, 1.7 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Châtillon-sur-Indre trail 79% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Châtillon-sur-Indre, 85.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Indre’s towns (84.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Châtillon-sur-Indre’s ages would predict, 82 per 100 expected, under Indre’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 715 residents of Châtillon-sur-Indre died, against 663 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Châtillon-sur-Indre is Chru de Tours Antenne de Loches, 12.5 mi away. 4 GPs practise in the town. At birth, a girl in Indre can expect 84 years and a boy 76.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Châtillon-sur-Indre · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Tours Antenne de Loches
28.1 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
More protected monuments for its size in Châtillon-sur-Indre than in Indre or compared French towns: 44 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Châtillon-sur-Indre is Église Notre-Dame. This Indre town has 10 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level. Also worth knowing: the pre-1919 share of homes is 25%.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour de César: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Pouzieux: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
Famous people from Châtillon-sur-Indre
2 notable people were born in Châtillon-sur-Indre.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtillon-sur-Indre
Are schools in Châtillon-sur-Indre good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtillon-sur-Indre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtillon-sur-Indre grades A+ for cost of living.
About Châtillon-sur-Indre
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Châtillon-sur-Indre is a commune of 2,293 people in the Communauté de communes du Châtillonnais en Berry. 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.
