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The town, home to 953 people, lies in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes. The median sale price is €786/m². It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet.
Degrees are held by 16% of adults. Children under 15 make up 13%, about level with Indre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet is 55.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €22,760 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.8%, below Indre’s towns (12.4%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
38 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €786/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet is a commune of 953 people in the Communauté de communes de la Marche Berrichonne. 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-Denis-de-Jouhet | 953 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtre | 4,037 | 7.1 | A− | A | D | A− |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 15 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 16 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.