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616 residents make their home in this town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population
616
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.35
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,220
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montipouret a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montipouret has none. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.

What makes Montipouret stand out

The one thing Montipouret does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
12%2%MontipouretMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
12% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Croix située sur la place de l'Église et sur le champ de foire
Croix située sur la place de l'Église et sur le champ de foire · Classé · Photo: ManiacParisien · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montipouret’s story

Montipouret in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montipouret: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Croix située sur la place de l'Église et sur le champ de fo…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montipouret.

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Montipouret are under 15, more than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, below Indre’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.4% of residents. Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.

45.9median age
MontipouretIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montipouret
MontipouretIndre medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–248.4%9.7%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6426%28%26%
65+26%30%22%
No diploma20%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education23%21%30%
Full pageMontipouret’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages45.9 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds280 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Montipouret?”

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

History

Montipouret keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Montipouret is Église Saint-Martin.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected
Full pageMontipouret’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Montipouret?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montipouret than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

Montipouret holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,220 a year per consumption unit, near Indre’s towns (€23,370) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 10.2% of people in the labour force have no job.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Montipouret, 0.3 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMontipouret’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentMedian income€24,220 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 Montipouret costs less than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.35/m² a month

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

Montipouret recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.08/m² a month.

€7.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montipouret€7.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.42/m² a month)
€6.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMontipouret’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.35/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Le Moulin d'Angibault and 4 more in and around Montipouret

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montipouret. Best known first.

All attractions →
MuseumMuseumLe Moulin d'Angibaultin townChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Vic4.1 km east, in Nohant-VicChâteauChâteauChâteau du Magnet4.9 km northwest, in Mers-sur-IndreAttractionAttractionLa Mare au Diable4.9 km northwest, in Mers-sur-IndreAttractionAttractionAncienne boite aux lettres4.9 km southwest, in Tranzault
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montipouret

12pages on Montipouret
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.3 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing18 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 45.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montipouret: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th–15th c.
Croix située sur la place de l'Église et sur le champ de foireCross · 15th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: ManiacParisien · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix située sur la place de l'Église et sur le champ de foire: Photo: ManiacParisien · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montipouret

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

How we find them →

Montipouret’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 →
La ChâtreArdentesLe PoinçonnetChâteaurouxDéolsSaint-MaurLa ChâtreArdentesLe PoinçonnetChâteaurouxDéolsSaint-MaurMontipouret
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montipouret616—————
La Châtre4,0376.2A−ADA−
Ardentes3,7157.8A+AAB−
Le Poinçonnet5,85513AB+AB+
Châteauroux42,96315CB+DC
Déols7,60016CA−CD
Saint-Maur3,53717BA−B−D

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

About Montipouret

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Montipouret is a commune of 616 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

Population
616 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Bouzanne
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²)
INSEE code
36129

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.