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A town of 361 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

361

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.87

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,570

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Méobecq a good place to live?

Méobecq is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Méobecq stand out

The one thing Méobecq does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

13% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul · Classé · Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0

Méobecq’s story

Méobecq in pictures

Méobecq has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1840First protected: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méobecq.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Méobecq hold a degree than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 20%

The under-15s are 16% of the population here. 27% of residents are 65 or over, below Indre’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Méobecq is 48.4.

48.4median age

MéobecqIndre medianFrance median

Indre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Méobecq
	Méobecq	Indre median	France median
Under 15	16%	14%	17%
15–24	9.7%	9.7%	11%
25–44	20%	19%	23%
45–64	28%	28%	26%
65+	27%	30%	22%
No diploma	25%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	16%	18%
Higher education	20%	21%	30%

Full pageMéobecq’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.4 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Méobecq?”

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

History

Old homes shape Méobecq: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Méobecq is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul 11th & 15th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

Full pageMéobecq’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Méobecq?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Méobecq walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%

Unemployment stands at 8.6%. For its 150 residents in work, Méobecq has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income was €24,570 a year per consumption unit, between Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Méobecq, 0.2 per working resident

8.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,570

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€24,570 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Méobecq costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.87/m² a month

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

20 houses and apartments changed hands in Méobecq from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.38/m² a month.

€6.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Méobecq€6.87/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre median€8.76/m²

€6.87/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €8.81/m² a month)

€6.38/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMéobecq’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.87/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Méobecq

11pages on Méobecq

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Méobecq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulAbbey · 11th & 15th c.

Classé

Église du prieuré Saint-GaultierChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Gaultier, 7.3 mi

Classé

Pont couvert en boisBridge · 19th c. · in Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet, 9 mi

Classé

Dolmen et cromlech de SénevautDolmen · Prehistory · in Ciron, 9.1 mi

Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Méobecq

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Méobecq yet.

How we find them →

Méobecq’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 →

Villedieu-sur-IndreBuzançaisArgenton-sur-CreuseSaint-MaurChâteaurouxLe PoinçonnetMéobecq

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Méobecq	361	—	—	—	—	—
Villedieu-sur-Indre	2,583	9.3	—	A	—	C⁻
Buzançais	4,356	10	B	A⁺	B⁺	C
Argenton-sur-Creuse	4,786	12	C⁺	A	D	D
Saint-Maur	3,537	12	B	A⁻	B⁻	D
Châteauroux	42,963	14	C	B⁺	D	C
Le Poinçonnet	5,855	14	A	B⁺	A	B⁺

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

About Méobecq

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Méobecq is a commune of 361 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne. 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: 361 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Département: Indre (36)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 14.6 sq mi (37.8 km²)
INSEE code: 36118

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 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.