Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orsennes.
Who lives here
Orsennes has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
16% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 9.7% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up 38% of residents.
58.4median age
OrsennesIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Orsennes: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Orsennes is Dolmen dit de Chardy. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Orsennes than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,840 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.8% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.2%, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 200 jobs are based in Orsennes, for 200 working residents (0.9 per worker).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Orsennes, 0.9 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A home in Orsennes sells for €561/m², less than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.00/m² a month, below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €6.30/m² a month. The market in Orsennes: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€561/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orsennes€561/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€561/m²
31
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Orsennes
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Orsennes is a commune of 696 people in the Communauté de communes de la Marche Berrichonne. 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
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.
