Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 270 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Chavin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Chavin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chavin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1956.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chavin.
For Chavin, that is below both Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.3% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Chavin | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chavin sits above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chavin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Chavin below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chavin has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,840 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Chavin is below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Chavin. Best known first.
Chavin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-André: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chavin yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavin | 270 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 4.7 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 15 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 16 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 18 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 18 | C | B+ | D | C |
| La Châtre | 4,037 | 18 | A− | A | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Chavin is a commune of 270 people in the Communauté de communes Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. 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
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.