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446 residents make their home in this town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Montchevrier has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 23% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly two in five residents.
The 2 things Montchevrier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montchevrier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
33% 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 Montchevrier.
People 65 and over make up 39% of the town. 9.9% are under 15, lower than both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Montchevrier | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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 protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 3.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 13.5%, above both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Montchevrier number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker).
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.
The market in Montchevrier: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montchevrier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Montchevrier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchevrier | 446 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtre | 4,037 | 13 | A− | A | D | A− |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 14 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Montchevrier is a commune of 446 people in the Communauté de communes de la Marche Berrichonne. 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 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.