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A town of 524 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Rosnay a good place to live?

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

What makes Rosnay stand out

The 2 things Rosnay does most differently from other towns.

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Château du Bouchet
Château du Bouchet · Classé · Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rosnay’s story

Rosnay in pictures

Rosnay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1955.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1955First protected: Château du Bouchet
  • 1994Most recently protected: Église Saint-André
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosnay.

History

Rosnay keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Rosnay is Château du Bouchet. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1955
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Rosnay: 14% are 15 to 24, above Indre’s towns and compared French towns

The share of residents under 15 is 11%. 28% of adults hold a degree, higher than Indre’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

45.1median age
RosnayIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 72 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rosnay
RosnayIndre medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–2414%9.7%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6426%28%26%
65+24%30%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP24%30%26%
Baccalauréat27%16%18%
Higher education28%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Rosnay has lower unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.9% of commuters at the census. For its 250 residents in work, Rosnay has 350 jobs: 1.3 each. The median disposable income was €24,530 a year per consumption unit, between Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Rosnay, 1.3 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rosnay than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.87/m² a month

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

Sales in Rosnay from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments.

€6.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rosnay€6.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €8.81/m² a month)
€6.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Bouchet and 4 more in and around Rosnay

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Rosnay. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rosnay

12pages on Rosnay

Landmarks

Rosnay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-André: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Bouchet: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rosnay

Wikidata places 4 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Rosnay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Rosnay’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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Le BlancBuzançaisArgenton-sur-CreuseLe BlancBuzançaisArgenton-sur-CreuseRosnay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rosnay524—————
Le Blanc6,1648.4B−A+DB−
Buzançais4,35616BA+B+C
Argenton-sur-Creuse4,78617C+ADD

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

About Rosnay

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Rosnay is a commune of 524 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

Population
524 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
25.9 sq mi (67 km²)
INSEE code
36173

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.