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Home to 497 people, this town lies in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Saint-Florentin a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Florentin falls below the line for grades.

Saint-Florentin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Florentin’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Florentin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Florentin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Fontenay, 2.9 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Florentin.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Saint-Florentin than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, higher than both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

51.5median age
Saint-FlorentinIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Florentin
Saint-FlorentinIndre medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2412%9.7%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma30%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education16%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Florentin than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

Unemployment stood at 9.4%, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Saint-Florentin number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,710 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Florentin, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

60.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 16 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.8 mi away. The nearest collège is 0.7 mi away.

60.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Florentin60.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Ferdinand de LessepsNearest collègeCollègeCollège5560%−16 pts
60.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −16 pts against the expected rate
0.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Florentin is €8.53/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.65/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Florentin from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€8.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Florentin€8.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.82 to €10.67/m² a month)
€6.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Halles de Vatan and 5 more in and around Saint-Florentin

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Florentin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Florentin

13pages on Saint-Florentin

Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Florentin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Saint-Florentin

One notable person was born in Saint-Florentin.

Their page →

Saint-Florentin’s neighbors

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

All towns in Indre →
LevrouxIssoudunChabrisMéreauVillefranche-sur-CherVierzonLevrouxIssoudunChabrisMéreauVillefranche-sur-CherVierzonSaint-Florentin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Florentin497—————
Levroux2,79711A+A+BA−
Issoudun11,15913C−A+D−C
Chabris2,74014—A—C
Méreau Cher2,63214—A+—B−
Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,67815BAA−D
Vierzon Cher25,06816CADC−

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

About Saint-Florentin

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Saint-Florentin is a commune of 497 people in the Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts. 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
497 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
INSEE code
36191

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.