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Home to 105 people, this town lies in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Luçay-le-Libre a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Luçay-le-Libre out for now. 20% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Luçay-le-Libre stand out

The one thing Luçay-le-Libre does most differently from other towns.

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Luçay-le-Libre’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Luçay-le-Libre’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Luçay-le-Libre, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Château du Coudray
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The data

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History

Luçay-le-Libre keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 51% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Luçay-le-Libre, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Luçay-le-Libre than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Indre’s towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Among adults, 18% have a degree.

49.2median age
Luçay-le-LibreIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Luçay-le-Libre
Luçay-le-LibreIndre medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–248.7%9.7%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6433%28%26%
65+22%30%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education18%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Luçay-le-Libre than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

11.1% of Luçay-le-Libre’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 12.0%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Luçay-le-Libre, 0.4 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
11%
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 Luçay-le-Libre than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.92/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Luçay-le-Libre.

€7.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Luçay-le-Libre€7.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €10.05/m² a month)
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Coudray and 3 more in and around Luçay-le-Libre

Heritage in and near Luçay-le-Libre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Luçay-le-Libre

12pages on Luçay-le-Libre

Landmarks

Luçay-le-Libre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Luçay-le-Libre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Luçay-le-Libre yet.

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Luçay-le-Libre’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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MéreauIssoudunVierzonMehun-sur-YèvreVillefranche-sur-CherLevrouxMéreauIssoudunVierzonMehun-sur-YèvreVillefranche-sur-CherLevrouxLuçay-le-Libre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Luçay-le-Libre105—————
Méreau Cher2,6329.3—A+—B−
Issoudun11,15911C−A+D−C
Vierzon Cher25,06812CADC−
Mehun-sur-Yèvre Cher6,38015CAC+D
Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,67816BAA−D
Levroux2,79717A+A+BA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Luçay-le-Libre

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Luçay-le-Libre is a commune of 105 people in the Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts. 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
105 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
36102

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.