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In Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, this town has 1,444 residents.
Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Also worth knowing: the weak point is walkability (C−). The median price paid is €1,269/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Niherne 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.
The one thing Niherne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Niherne 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.
Niherne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Niherne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Niherne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.53/m² a month, near Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.15/m² a month. The market in Niherne: 46 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,269/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 3.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 300 jobs are based in Niherne, for 650 working residents (0.4 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €26,770 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Niherne is Centre hospitalier, 6.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 155 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 121, 22% fewer. Life expectancy in Indre: 84 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Indre town has one family doctor.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. 14% are under 15, above Indre’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Niherne | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Niherne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Niherne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Supermferdi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Niherne yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niherne | 1,444 | — | — | A | — | A− |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 1.9 | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 4 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 6.5 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Déols | 7,600 | 6.6 | C | A− | C | D |
| Buzançais | 4,356 | 7.8 | B | A+ | B+ | C |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 8.1 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Niherne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Niherne grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Niherne is a commune of 1,444 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.