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100 people live in this town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
La Chapelle-Orthemale is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing La Chapelle-Orthemale does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Orthemale as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Argy, in Argy, 6.7 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Chapelle-Orthemale is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Orthemale.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Indre’s towns (14%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Residents of La Chapelle-Orthemale have a median age of 50.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Orthemale | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 13.0% of working residents in La Chapelle-Orthemale didn’t travel to work at all.
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 La Chapelle-Orthemale from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Chapelle-Orthemale. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Orthemale yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
La Chapelle-Orthemale is a commune of 100 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Orthemale | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buzançais | 4,356 | 3.5 | B | A+ | B+ | C |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 3.8 | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 9.2 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Déols | 7,600 | 12 | C | A− | C | D |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 12 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 12 | A+ | A+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.