Clion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Clion 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 Clion.
HousingCost of living A+
The median sale price of homes in Clion is €858/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 39 sales of houses and apartments in Clion from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,176/m² for the median of compared towns in Indre.
€858/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clion€858/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€858/m²
39
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.07 to €10.73/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Châtillonnais en Berry
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Clion is easier to get around on foot than 74% of compared French towns
15.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,530 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Clion, 0.8 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Clion sees fewer deaths than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Clion sits below both Indre’s towns (96) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 308 residents of Clion died, against 289 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Clion · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Tours Antenne de Loches
24.3 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
Clion keeps more of its old housing than Indre or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Clion above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Clion: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Clion is Château de l'Isle-Savary.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clion
Is Clion safe?
Clion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Clion expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.07/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Clion grades A+ for cost of living.
About Clion
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Clion is a commune of 1,015 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.
