Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel has none. Second homes make up 33% of its housing. It skews older: two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel stand out
The 2 things Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel’s story
Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1912First protected: Église Saint-Michel
1988Most recently protected: Château du Plaix-Joliet
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel.
Who lives here
Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1% are 15 to 24
Over-65s are 40% of the population. Children under 15 make up 7.8%, below Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. At 62, the median resident of Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel sits in the middle of the age range.
62median age
Lourdoueix-Saint-MichelIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel is Dolmen du Bois-Plantaire. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel has higher unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 17.8%
50 jobs are based in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel, for 100 working residents (0.6 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €20,180 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel, 0.6 per working resident
17.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes de la Marche Berrichonne. 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
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.
