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A town of 150 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Preuilly-la-Ville is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 18% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
The 2 things Preuilly-la-Ville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Preuilly-la-Ville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Notre-Dame, in Fontgombault, 1.4 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Preuilly-la-Ville 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 Preuilly-la-Ville.
12% are under 15, below Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. The age that splits Preuilly-la-Ville in two is 54.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Preuilly-la-Ville | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 1.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,510 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.12/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in Preuilly-la-Ville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Preuilly-la-Ville. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Preuilly-la-Ville yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Preuilly-la-Ville is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preuilly-la-Ville | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Blanc | 6,164 | 6.2 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
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 4, 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.