Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 758 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Lye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Lye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lye.
In the comparison, Lye comes below both Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Lye | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 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.
For Lye, that is above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
9.5% of Lye’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 79% drove.
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 37 sales of houses and apartments in Lye 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 | €1,189/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lye. Best known first.
Lye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Didier belin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lye yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lye | 758 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,631 | 5.1 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 5.6 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher | 2,789 | 5.8 | B | A | D | A |
| Chabris | 2,740 | 8.6 | — | A | — | C |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,678 | 15 | B | A | A− | D |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne Loir-et-Cher | 6,860 | 15 | B+ | A | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Lye is a commune of 758 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
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.