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A town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 405 people.

Is Saint-Lactencin a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Lactencin has none. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Lactencin stand out

The one thing Saint-Lactencin does most differently from other towns.

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

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Lactencin; none is classé, France’s top protection.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2023First protected: Domaine de La Brosse
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The data

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

Who lives here

Saint-Lactencin has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. 19% of adults hold a degree, below Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.

51.3median age
Saint-LactencinIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Lactencin
Saint-LactencinIndre medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–247.2%9.7%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+29%30%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education19%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Lactencin: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Lactencin; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2023
first monument protected
41%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Saint-Lactencin has lower unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

0.6% of 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 based in Saint-Lactencin number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €24,710 a year per consumption unit.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Lactencin, 0.4 per working resident
4.6%
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
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 11.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2 mi off.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Lactencin86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège les SablonsNearest collègeCollègeCollège10186%−4 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Lactencin than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.28/m² a month

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

The market in Saint-Lactencin: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Lactencin€7.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.41 to €9.79/m² a month)
€7.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Jardin Botanique Les Bergeries and 3 more in and around Saint-Lactencin

Heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Lactencin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Saint-Lactencin

13pages on Saint-Lactencin

Landmarks

Saint-Lactencin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Lactencin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Lactencin yet.

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Saint-Lactencin’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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BuzançaisVilledieu-sur-IndreLevrouxSaint-MaurDéolsChâteaurouxBuzançaisVilledieu-sur-IndreLevrouxSaint-MaurDéolsChâteaurouxSaint-Lactencin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Lactencin405—————
Buzançais4,3562.6BA+B+C
Villedieu-sur-Indre2,5834.2—A—C−
Levroux2,7978.6A+A+BA−
Saint-Maur3,5379.6BA−B−D
Déols7,60011CA−CD
Châteauroux42,96312CB+DC

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

About Saint-Lactencin

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Saint-Lactencin is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne. 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
405 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
12.6 sq mi (32.6 km²)
INSEE code
36198

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.