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A town of 132 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Menetou-sur-Nahon a good place to live?

Menetou-sur-Nahon isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Menetou-sur-Nahon stand out

The 2 things Menetou-sur-Nahon does most differently from other towns.

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Menetou-sur-Nahon’s story

No historic monuments in Menetou-sur-Nahon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Menetou-sur-Nahon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe et Saint-Phalier, in Chabris, 2.4 mi away.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Menetou-sur-Nahon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menetou-sur-Nahon.

Who lives here

Few people in Menetou-sur-Nahon are 15 to 24: 4.6%, fewer than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns

59.1median age

Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Indre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.

Menetou-sur-NahonIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 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.

Ages and diplomas in Menetou-sur-Nahon
Menetou-sur-NahonIndre medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–244.6%9.7%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+35%30%22%
No diploma17%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education26%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Menetou-sur-Nahon are out of work than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.3%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €26,130 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Indre’s towns (€23,370). The census found 2.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.5% of working residents in Menetou-sur-Nahon didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Bicycle3%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Menetou-sur-Nahon, 0.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

72.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

72.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.1 mi off. General-bac pupils go 11.1 mi to the nearest lycée.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Menetou-sur-Nahon72.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Clos de la GarenneNearest collègeCollègeCollège4672%−8 pts
72.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Menetou-sur-Nahon costs less than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.15/m² a month

€8.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Menetou-sur-Nahon.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Menetou-sur-Nahon€8.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.26 to €10.60/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Menetou-sur-Nahon

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Nearby attractions

Château de la Borde and 4 more in and around Menetou-sur-Nahon

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Menetou-sur-Nahon. Best known first.

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About Menetou-sur-Nahon

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Menetou-sur-Nahon is a commune of 132 people in the Communauté de communes Chabris - Pays de Bazelle. 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
132 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chabris - Pays de Bazelle
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
INSEE code
36115

Menetou-sur-Nahon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre →
ChabrisSelles-sur-CherVillefranche-sur-CherRomorantin-LanthenayNoyers-sur-CherSaint-AignanChabrisSelles-sur-CherVillefranche-sur-CherRomorantin-LanthenayNoyers-sur-CherSaint-AignanMenetou-sur-Nahon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Menetou-sur-Nahon132—————
Chabris2,7402.2—A—C
Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher4,1845.6B+A+CC+
Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,6787.7BAA−D
Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher18,37311C−B+CC−
Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,63112CA−BC−
Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher2,78914BADA

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

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.