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A town of 1,744 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Le Pêchereau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Le Pêchereau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Pêchereau with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Pêchereau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Le Pêchereau. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la chemiserie et de l'élégance masculine2.2 km northwest, in Argenton-sur-CreuseChâteauChâteauChâteau des Thibaudsin townFortFortArgentomagus3.3 km northwest, in Saint-MarcelMuseumMuseumMusée archéologique d'Argentomagus3.2 km northwest, in Saint-MarcelMuseumMuseumMusée de la Chemiserie2.2 km northwest, in Argenton-sur-CreusePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pêchereau.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 64 sales of houses and apartments in Le Pêchereau from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,176/m² for the median of compared towns in Indre.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,156/m² | 64 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Le Pêchereau, that is below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 34% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Le Pêchereau | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Le Pêchereau records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above both Indre’s towns (96) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 222 residents of Le Pêchereau died, against 218 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Le Pêchereau sits below both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Le Pêchereau has 550 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.8 per worker. 5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Le Pêchereau close to Indre’s towns (84.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège RollinatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 85%−1 pt |
| Lycée RollinatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 71 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Pêchereau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Pêchereau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Château du Courbat: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Pêchereau as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pêchereau | 1,744 | — | — | A+ | — | C− |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 1.3 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 16 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 17 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 17 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 17 | A+ | A | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Pêchereau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 71 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rollinat in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.00/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Pêchereau grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Pêchereau is a commune of 1,744 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.