Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 226 residents and lies in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Lurais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 44% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 41% of the population.
The 2 things Lurais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lurais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and museums in and near Lurais. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lurais.
Among adults, 19% have a degree. 12% are under 15, below both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Lurais | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lurais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Lurais counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). The median disposable income was €25,280 a year per consumption unit, higher than Indre’s towns (€23,370) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 2.4% of Lurais’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.12/m² a month. 12 houses and apartments changed hands in Lurais from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lurais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Saint-Jean: Photo: Parisdreux · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lurais yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Lurais is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse. 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) · 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.
