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A town of 119 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Murs a good place to live?

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

What makes Murs stand out

The one thing Murs does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Murs’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Murs’ story

No historic monuments in Murs

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de l'Isle-Savary, in Clion, 4.1 mi away.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Murs.

Who lives here

Murs has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24

11% are under 15, lower than both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Degrees are held by 16% of adults.

52.3median age
MursIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Murs
MursIndre medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–246.7%9.7%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma20%25%19%
CAP or BEP38%30%26%
Baccalauréat24%16%18%
Higher education16%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Murs has lower unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Murs: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.5 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,980 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Murs, 0.5 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
19%
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 Murs 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.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Murs.

€7.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Murs€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)
€6.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Allogny and 2 more in and around Murs

Heritage in and near Murs. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Murs

12pages on Murs

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Murs

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

How we find them →

Murs’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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BuzançaisLochesBuzançaisLochesMurs
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Murs119—————
Buzançais4,35613BA+B+C
Loches Indre-et-Loire6,23416C+BDB

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

About Murs

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Murs is a commune of 119 people in the Communauté de communes du Châtillonnais en Berry. 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
119 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Châtillonnais en Berry
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
8.9 sq mi (23 km²)
INSEE code
36136

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.