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Some 1,101 people live in this town, in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Sainte-Lizaigne’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D). Homes sell for a median €1,127/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Sainte-Lizaigne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Sainte-Lizaigne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sainte-Lizaigne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Sainte-Lizaigne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sainte-Lizaigne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Lizaigne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.53/m² a month, near Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.41/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Sainte-Lizaigne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,127/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
3.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Sainte-Lizaigne: 200, for 500 residents in work (0.4 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,930 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
27% of residents are 65 or over, between Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Lizaigne | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Lizaigne is Ancienne église. Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total, about level with Indre’s towns (14%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Sainte-Lizaigne has one family doctor. Life expectancy at birth in Indre is 84 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 103 residents of Sainte-Lizaigne died, against 121 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Sainte-Lizaigne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne église: Photo: Seraphin M · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Lizaigne yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Lizaigne | 1,101 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Issoudun | 11,159 | 3.9 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher Cher | 6,463 | 11 | C− | B | C | D |
| Méreau Cher | 2,632 | 13 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre Cher | 6,380 | 14 | C | A | C+ | D |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin Cher | 3,681 | 15 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Vierzon Cher | 25,068 | 16 | C | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Lizaigne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Lizaigne grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Sainte-Lizaigne is a commune of 1,101 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Issoudun. 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
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.