Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 348 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Paulnay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Paulnay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Paulnay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
37% 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 Paulnay.
Graduates make up 14% of adults. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 13% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Paulnay | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Paulnay is église Saint-Étienne. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Paulnay counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,170 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Paulnay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Paulnay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Paulnay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Paulnay is a commune of 348 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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) · 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.