No historic monuments in Diou
25% of compared French towns have no historic monument either. Reuilly, 4.2 km from Diou, is the nearest town with a classé monument.
The nearest classé monuments to Diou
Towns within 15.5 mi with at least one classé monument, nearest first.
| Town | Distance | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuilly | 2.6 mi | 4 | 2 | — |
| Lazenay | 3 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sainte-Lizaigne | 3.2 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Paudy | 5 mi | 1 | 1 | — |
| Chârost | 6 mi | 2 | 1 | — |
| Issoudun | 7.1 mi | 12 | 4 | Yes |
4 towns in Indre have protected historic areas: Châteauroux, Issoudun, Le Blanc, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault.
36% of homes in Diou were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
36% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (36%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Diou in brief
More of Diou’s homes are old than in most places: 36% were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. Nothing in Diou is on the list; the nearest place with classé monuments is Reuilly, 2.6 mi away.
France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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