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FougerollesIndre

The town has 349 residents and lies in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population
349
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.00
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,440
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Fougerolles a good place to live?

Fougerolles has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Abbaye de Varennes
Abbaye de Varennes · Classé · Photo: ManiacParisien · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fougerolles’ story

Fougerolles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fougerolles: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Croix en pierre du 15e siècle
  • 1993Most recently protected: Abbaye de Varennes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fougerolles.

History

Old homes shape Fougerolles: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Fougerolles is Abbaye de Varennes.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected
Full pageFougerolles’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Fougerolles?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Fougerolles are 65 or over: 20%, below Indre’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 8.1% of the population. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Fougerolles have a median age of 47.1.

47.1median age
FougerollesIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fougerolles
FougerollesIndre medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–248.1%9.7%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6434%28%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education17%21%30%
Full pageFougerolles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.1 median age · 20% are 65 or overHouseholds160 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Fougerolles?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Fougerolles, 5.6%, runs below Indre’s towns and compared French towns

4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Fougerolles, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €23,440 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Fougerolles, 0.4 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageFougerolles’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentGetting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,440 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fougerolles than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.00/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €6.08/m² a month. The market in Fougerolles: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fougerolles€8.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageFougerolles’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.00/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Rochefolle and 2 more in and around Fougerolles

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Fougerolles. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochefollein townAttractionAttractionChâteau de Sarzay4.3 km northeast, in SarzayAttractionAttractionLes Jardins de Sarzay4.2 km northeast, in Sarzay
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fougerolles

12pages on Fougerolles
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing13 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.1History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fougerolles: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Croix en pierre du 15e siècleCross · 15th c.
Abbaye de VarennesAbbey · 12th–18th c.
Photo credits

Croix en pierre du 15e siècle: Photo: Jean Faucheux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbaye de Varennes: Photo: ManiacParisien · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fougerolles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fougerolles yet.

How we find them →

Fougerolles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre →
La ChâtreArdentesLe PoinçonnetArgenton-sur-CreuseLa ChâtreArdentesLe PoinçonnetArgenton-sur-CreuseFougerolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fougerolles349—————
La Châtre4,0375.6A−ADA−
Ardentes3,71512A+AAB−
Le Poinçonnet5,85516AB+AB+
Argenton-sur-Creuse4,78617C+ADD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Fougerolles

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Fougerolles is a commune of 349 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Bouzanne. 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

Population
349 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Bouzanne
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
36078

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.