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Some 509 people live in this town, in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is La Châtre-Langlin a good place to live?

La Châtre-Langlin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 24% of homes here are second homes. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.

What makes La Châtre-Langlin stand out

The 2 things La Châtre-Langlin does most differently from other towns.

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Chaussée de l'Etang ou digue (également sur commune de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault)
Chaussée de l'Etang ou digue (également sur commune de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault) · Classé · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Châtre-Langlin’s story

La Châtre-Langlin in pictures

La Châtre-Langlin has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1889First protected: Dolmen de Passe-Bonneau
  • 2011Most recently protected: Chaussée de l'Etang ou digue (également sur commune de Sain…
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Landmarks

La Châtre-Langlin has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Dolmen de Passe-Bonneau: Photo: Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chaussée de l'Etang ou digue (également sur commune de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault): Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Châtre-Langlin.

Who lives here

La Châtre-Langlin skews older, with 39% of residents 65 or over, more than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns

58.2median age

6.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 17% have a degree. The age that splits La Châtre-Langlin in two is 58.2.

La Châtre-LanglinIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Châtre-Langlin
La Châtre-LanglinIndre medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–246.9%9.7%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+39%30%22%
No diploma28%25%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%16%18%
Higher education17%21%30%

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

History

La Châtre-Langlin keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in La Châtre-Langlin is Dolmen de Passe-Bonneau. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Châtre-Langlin than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Per resident in work, La Châtre-Langlin counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). The median disposable income is €22,740 a year per consumption unit. 12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Indre’s towns (12.4%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in La Châtre-Langlin, 0.5 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Châtre-Langlin than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.81/m² a month

€7.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

La Châtre-Langlin recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Châtre-Langlin€7.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.31 to €9.66/m² a month)
€6.47/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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About La Châtre-Langlin

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

La Châtre-Langlin is a commune of 509 people in the Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin. 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
509 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.7 km²)
INSEE code
36047

La Châtre-Langlin’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 SouterraineArgenton-sur-CreuseLa SouterraineArgenton-sur-CreuseLa Châtre-Langlin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Châtre-Langlin509—————
La Souterraine Creuse4,97813C+AC−B−
Argenton-sur-Creuse4,78614C+ADD

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.