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A town of 659 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mers-sur-Indre has none. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Mers-sur-Indre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mers-sur-Indre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Montipouret, 1.5 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mers-sur-Indre.
Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Indre’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Mers-sur-Indre | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Mers-sur-Indre has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €24,870 a year per consumption unit, higher than Indre’s towns (€23,370) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
House rents are put at about €6.52/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 24 homes were sold in Mers-sur-Indre.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Mers-sur-Indre. Best known first.
Nothing in Mers-sur-Indre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mers-sur-Indre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mers-sur-Indre | 659 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 6.2 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| La Châtre | 4,037 | 7.9 | A− | A | D | A− |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 11 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 13 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Déols | 7,600 | 15 | C | A− | C | D |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 15 | B | A− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Mers-sur-Indre is a commune of 659 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Bouzanne. 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.