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A town of 576 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

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Prissac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Prissac stand out

The 3 things Prissac does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Prissac’s story

Prissac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prissac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Fernand Alamichel, born in 1897, is the one person born in Prissac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1927First protected: Ancienne commanderie
  • 1989Most recently protected: Château de la Garde-Giron
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prissac.

Who lives here

Few people in Prissac are 15 to 24: 5.4%, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

For Prissac, that is below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 34% of the town.

57.8median age
PrissacIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prissac
PrissacIndre medianFrance median
Under 159.7%14%17%
15–245.4%9.7%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6433%28%26%
65+34%30%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Prissac: 46% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Prissac sits above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prissac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Prissac run lower than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,960 a year per consumption unit

That puts Prissac below both Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Prissac has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Prissac, 0.6 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Prissac costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.87/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Prissac is below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €674/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Prissac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€674/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Prissac€674/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€643/m²33
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €8.81/m² a month)
€6.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Commanderie de Prissac and 6 more in and around Prissac

Heritage and museums in and near Prissac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Prissac

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prissac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Famous people from Prissac

One notable person was born in Prissac.

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Prissac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Argenton-sur-CreuseLe BlancArgenton-sur-CreuseLe BlancPrissac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Prissac576—————
Argenton-sur-Creuse4,78611C+ADD
Le Blanc6,16414B−A+DB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Prissac

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Prissac is a commune of 576 people in the Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin. 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

Population
576 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
24.5 sq mi (63.5 km²)
INSEE code
36168

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.