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A town of 1,604 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Luant has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 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 one thing Luant does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Luant 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 no building in Luant as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont couvert en bois, in Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet, 7.5 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Luant.
Luant sits below both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Luant has 200 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
That is the middle of 42 sales of houses and apartments in Luant 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 | €1,288/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Luant’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, close to Indre’s towns (96) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
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
That puts Luant above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 19% of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Luant | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, gardens and family days out in and near Luant. Best known first.
Nothing in Luant is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Luant.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luant | 1,604 | — | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 6.5 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 7.2 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 7.9 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 8.1 | — | A | — | C− |
| Déols | 7,600 | 9.4 | C | A− | C | D |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 10 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Luant has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.53/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Luant grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Luant is a commune of 1,604 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 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.