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Some 5,855 people live in this town, in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
A town of contrasts. Where it does best is safety (A) — an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Le Poinçonnet’s overall grade of A puts it better than 88% of compared French towns, #3 of 11 in Indre. Its schools fall short (C): bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car (C−): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,667/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Châteauroux Métropole.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Le Poinçonnet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Poinçonnet 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Poinçonnet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison à lucarne de type compagnonnique, in Châteauroux, 2.7 mi away.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Poinçonnet. Best known first.
Art galleryMusée Bertrand4.8 km north, in Châteauroux
MuseumHôtel du maréchal Bertrand4.8 km north, in ChâteaurouxChâteauChâteauChâteau Raoul4.9 km northwest, in ChâteaurouxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Cordeliers de Châteauroux4.9 km north, in ChâteaurouxMuseumMuseumMaison des arts et traditions populaires du Berry5 km northwest, in ChâteaurouxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Poinçonnet.
Over 2025, Le Poinçonnet logged 70 recorded offenses. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At the census, 6.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Le Poinçonnet has 1,850 jobs for 2,450 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €28,490 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 30% of adults. 13% are under 15, close to Indre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Poinçonnet | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Le Poinçonnet is 83.8%, near Indre’s towns (84.1%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 77% of 164 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La FayetteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 90%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Blaise PascalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 167 | 93%±0 pts |
| Collège les CapucinsBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 82 | 95%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 579 deaths in Le Poinçonnet from 2016 to 2025; there were 467, 19% fewer. In Indre, women can expect to live 84 years and men 76.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There is one general practitioner in the town.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.04/m² a month, between Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Le Poinçonnet is the most expensive of the 13 towns in Indre: its median sale is €1,667/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.62/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,667/m² | 164 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Poinçonnet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Poinçonnet 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 Poinçonnet | 5,855 | — | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 2.5 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 4.3 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Déols | 7,600 | 4.5 | C | A− | C | D |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 5.4 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 9.9 | — | A | — | C− |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 15 | A+ | A+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #1 of 11 in Indre. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #9 of 12 in Indre. 93% of 167 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Blaise Pascal in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Poinçonnet grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Poinçonnet is a commune of 5,855 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Châteauroux Métropole. 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 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.