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Home to 355 people, this town lies in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle out for now. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux menhirs à Tréfoux, in Bagneux, 2.7 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle 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 Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. Ages in Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle split evenly at 52.7: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten 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. Jobs located in Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). Median disposable income is €24,090 a year for each 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle is a commune of 355 people in the Communauté de communes Chabris - Pays de Bazelle. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle | 355 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chabris | 2,740 | 5 | — | A | — | C |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,678 | 7.8 | B | A | A− | D |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 9.2 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher | 18,373 | 12 | C− | B+ | C | C− |
| Levroux | 2,797 | 15 | A+ | A+ | B | A− |
| Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,631 | 16 | C | A− | B | 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 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.