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Some 281 people live in this town, in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Rouvres-les-Bois has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Rouvres-les-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rouvres-les-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bouges, in Bouges-le-Château, 1.8 mi away.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Rouvres-les-Bois 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 Rouvres-les-Bois.
Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Under 15: 17% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Rouvres-les-Bois | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rouvres-les-Bois has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €23,490 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 11.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.34/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Rouvres-les-Bois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rouvres-les-Bois yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Rouvres-les-Bois is a commune of 281 people in the Communauté de communes Levroux Boischaut Champagne. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouvres-les-Bois | 281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 6.8 | A+ | A+ | B | A− |
| Chabris | 2,740 | 12 | — | A | — | C |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 15 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Déols | 7,600 | 16 | C | A− | C | D |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,678 | 16 | B | A | A− | D |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 17 | — | A | — | C− |
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.