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A town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 998 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Étrechet is too small for the grades other French towns get. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Étrechet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Étrechet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Ardentes, 3.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étrechet.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, near Indre’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Ages in Étrechet split evenly at 50.5: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Étrechet | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €27,580 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Étrechet: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). Also worth knowing: 5.8% 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.
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.
Sales in Étrechet from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Étrechet. Best known first.
Nothing in Étrechet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Étrechet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étrechet | 998 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 3 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 3.5 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 4.5 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Déols | 7,600 | 5.5 | C | A− | C | D |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 7 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 13 | — | A | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Étrechet is a commune of 998 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Châteauroux Métropole. 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.