Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre’s strongest subject is cost of living (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (C+) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C+) — 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre before 1900, the earliest Jean-Baptiste Rochoux de La Bouige, in 1735.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Restes du château: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre costs less than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.65/m² a month
€882/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €882/m², below Indre’s towns (€1,176/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Sales in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre from July 2023 to June 2026: 61 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre€882/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€882/m²
61
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.59/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de Bouzanne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
50.9median age
Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. 14% are under 15, about level with Indre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Residents of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre have a median age of 50.9.
Neuvy-Saint-SépulchreIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 73% of compared French towns
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre can choose among 5 GPs. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre records 97 deaths per 100 expected. 208 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 215: 3% below. The nearest emergency department to Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre is Centre hospitalier, 15 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 5.6% of commuters in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre go to work without a car, fewer than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 8.3%, below Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €23,820 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre, 0.8 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is église Saint-Étienne. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre is a commune of 1,623 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
1,623 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Bouzanne
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
13.7 sq mi (35.5 km²)
INSEE code
36141
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
Is Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre safe?
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
