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MosnayIndre

A town of 459 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Mosnay a good place to live?

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

Mosnay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Mosnay’s story

No historic monuments in Mosnay

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

The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de l'amphithéâtre gallo-romain, in Saint-Marcel, 5.2 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de la Chaise-Saint-Éloi and 9 more in and around Mosnay

Heritage in and near Mosnay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mosnay.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Mosnay than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

Over-65s are a quarter of the population. 14% are under 15, near Indre’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Ages in Mosnay split evenly at 50.1: half are older, half younger.

50.1median age
MosnayIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mosnay
MosnayIndre medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2410%9.7%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+25%30%22%
No diploma25%25%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education19%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Mosnay are out of work than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%

At the census, 2.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,090 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Mosnay, 0.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mosnay than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.28/m² a month

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

The market in Mosnay: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mosnay€7.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.41 to €9.79/m² a month)
€7.14/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 Mosnay

12pages on Mosnay

Landmarks

Nothing in Mosnay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Mosnay

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

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Mosnay’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 →
Argenton-sur-CreuseLe PoinçonnetArdentesSaint-MaurChâteaurouxDéolsArgenton-sur-CreuseLe PoinçonnetArdentesSaint-MaurChâteaurouxDéolsMosnay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mosnay459—————
Argenton-sur-Creuse4,7865.7C+ADD
Le Poinçonnet5,85511AB+AB+
Ardentes3,71512A+AAB−
Saint-Maur3,53713BA−B−D
Châteauroux42,96313CB+DC
Déols7,60015CA−CD

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

About Mosnay

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Mosnay is a commune of 459 people in the Communauté de communes Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. 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
459 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²)
INSEE code
36131

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.