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Over-65s are 44% of the population. A town of 1,324 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Luçay-le-Mâle’s best grade is for cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 13.0% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes change hands at a median €830/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Luçay-le-Mâle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Luçay-le-Mâle 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.
Luçay-le-Mâle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Luçay-le-Mâle does most differently from other towns.
Luçay-le-Mâle has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Luçay-le-Mâle has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Luçay-le-Mâle.
6.1% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 8.7% of residents. Degrees are held by 12% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Luçay-le-Mâle | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 39% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.12/m² a month, near Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €6.34/m² a month. Sales in Luçay-le-Mâle from July 2023 to June 2026: 49 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €854/m² | 48 |
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.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Luçay-le-Mâle records 96 deaths per 100 expected. The town has one family doctor. In Indre, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: 253 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 265: 4% below.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,570 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Luçay-le-Mâle has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Luçay-le-Mâle as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Luçay-le-Mâle is a commune of 1,324 people in the Communauté de communes Écueillé-Valençay. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luçay-le-Mâle | 1,324 | — | — | A | — | C |
| Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher | 2,789 | 10 | B | A | D | A |
| Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,631 | 11 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 12 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 13 | A+ | A+ | B | A− |
| Chabris | 2,740 | 13 | — | A | — | C |
| Buzançais | 4,356 | 16 | B | A+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Luçay-le-Mâle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 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. With 450 jobs for 400 working residents, Luçay-le-Mâle draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Luçay-le-Mâle grades A for cost of living.
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 9, 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.