Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 256 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Diou is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Diou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Diou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Ferté, in Lazenay, 1.5 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Diou.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Diou | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Diou counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €24,070 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.
The market in Diou: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Diou. Best known first.
Nothing in Diou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Diou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diou | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoudun | 11,159 | 7.1 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Méreau Cher | 2,632 | 9.9 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre Cher | 6,380 | 11 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher Cher | 6,463 | 11 | C− | B | C | D |
| Vierzon Cher | 25,068 | 12 | C | A | D | C− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin Cher | 3,681 | 14 | A | B | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Diou is a commune of 256 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Issoudun. 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.