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A town of 313 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Michel-en-Brenne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Michel-en-Brenne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Michel-en-Brenne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Michel-en-Brenne 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-Michel-en-Brenne.
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Saint-Michel-en-Brenne is older than 58, half younger.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Michel-en-Brenne | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Michel-en-Brenne; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €21,550 a year per consumption unit, below both Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Saint-Michel-en-Brenne number 100, against 100 residents in work (0.9 per worker). At the census, 5.9% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
The market in Saint-Michel-en-Brenne: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.31/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Michel-en-Brenne. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel-en-Brenne yet.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Michel-en-Brenne is a commune of 313 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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
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-Michel-en-Brenne | 313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Blanc | 6,164 | 13 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
| Buzançais | 4,356 | 13 | B | A+ | B+ | C |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 18 | — | 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 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.