Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gargilesse-Dampierre.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5% of Gargilesse-Dampierre, fewer than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: 6.1% of residents. People 65 and over make up nearly half of the town, higher than both Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
64.3median age
Gargilesse-DampierreIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
49%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Gargilesse-Dampierre keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Gargilesse-Dampierre is Église Saint-Laurent et Notre-Dame. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Gargilesse-Dampierre has 0.6 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Half of residents lived on more than €23,530 a year per consumption unit, near Indre’s towns (€23,370) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 11.5%. At the census, 16.5% of working residents in Gargilesse-Dampierre didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot11%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Gargilesse-Dampierre, 0.6 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Gargilesse-Dampierre
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Gargilesse-Dampierre is a commune of 262 people in the Communauté de communes Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. 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
262 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse
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.
