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235 people live in this town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Pouligny-Saint-Martin has none. A fifth of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Pouligny-Saint-Martin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pouligny-Saint-Martin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du prieuré Saint-Etienne, in Chassignolles, 3.8 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pouligny-Saint-Martin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouligny-Saint-Martin.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Indre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Pouligny-Saint-Martin has a median age of 55.1.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Pouligny-Saint-Martin | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 50 jobs are based in Pouligny-Saint-Martin, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,640 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.
The market in Pouligny-Saint-Martin: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Pouligny-Saint-Martin. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pouligny-Saint-Martin yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Pouligny-Saint-Martin is a commune of 235 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouligny-Saint-Martin | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtre | 4,037 | 4.4 | A− | A | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 9, 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.