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A town of 361 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is La Berthenoux a good place to live?

La Berthenoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes La Berthenoux stand out

The 2 things La Berthenoux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Berthenoux’s story

La Berthenoux in pictures

La Berthenoux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1924.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Claude Philippe Tailhandier, born in 1757, is the one person born in La Berthenoux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1924First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 1972Most recently protected: Tour de l'ancienne enceinte fortifiée
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Berthenoux.

Who lives here

Few people in La Berthenoux are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

9.1% are under 15, below Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 34% of residents are 65 or older. At 56.4, the median resident of La Berthenoux sits in the middle of the age range.

56.4median age
La BerthenouxIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Berthenoux
La BerthenouxIndre medianFrance median
Under 159.1%14%17%
15–246%9.7%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+34%30%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%16%18%
Higher education24%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape La Berthenoux: 47% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns

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

La Berthenoux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1924
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in La Berthenoux walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

A tenth of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €23,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in La Berthenoux, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Berthenoux, 0.3 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in La Berthenoux costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.35/m² a month

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

The market in La Berthenoux: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Berthenoux€7.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.42/m² a month)
€6.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about La Berthenoux

11pages on La Berthenoux

Landmarks

La Berthenoux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Tour de l'ancienne enceinte fortifiée: Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Berthenoux

One notable person was born in La Berthenoux.

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La Berthenoux’s neighbors

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

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La ChâtreArdentesLe PoinçonnetLa ChâtreArdentesLe PoinçonnetLa Berthenoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Berthenoux361—————
La Châtre4,0378A−ADA−
Ardentes3,71512A+AAB−
Le Poinçonnet5,85517AB+AB+

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

About La Berthenoux

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

La Berthenoux is a commune of 361 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. 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
361 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
15.5 sq mi (40 km²)
INSEE code
36017

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.