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448 residents make their home in this town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Sassierges-Saint-Germain a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Germain
Église Saint-Germain · Classé · Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sassierges-Saint-Germain’s story

Sassierges-Saint-Germain in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sassierges-Saint-Germain: 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 1920.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1920First protected: Église Saint-Germain
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The data

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

History

Sassierges-Saint-Germain keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Sassierges-Saint-Germain is Église Saint-Germain.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Sassierges-Saint-Germain has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24

Under 15: 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Indre’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 27% have a degree.

43.8median age
Sassierges-Saint-GermainIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sassierges-Saint-Germain
Sassierges-Saint-GermainIndre medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–248%9.7%11%
25–4426%19%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+21%30%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education27%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sassierges-Saint-Germain are out of work than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.1%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,550 a year. At the census, 2.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Sassierges-Saint-Germain, 0.1 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sassierges-Saint-Germain than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.65/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.18/m² a month. Sales in Sassierges-Saint-Germain from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sassierges-Saint-Germain€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.59/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Greuille and 3 more in and around Sassierges-Saint-Germain

Heritage in and near Sassierges-Saint-Germain. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sassierges-Saint-Germain

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Floppy36 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sassierges-Saint-Germain

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

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Sassierges-Saint-Germain’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 →
ArdentesLe PoinçonnetChâteaurouxDéolsSaint-MaurIssoudunArdentesLe PoinçonnetChâteaurouxDéolsSaint-MaurIssoudunSassierges-Saint-Germain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sassierges-Saint-Germain448—————
Ardentes3,7153.7A+AAB−
Le Poinçonnet5,8558.4AB+AB+
Châteauroux42,9639.5CB+DC
Déols7,60010CA−CD
Saint-Maur3,53712BA−B−D
Issoudun11,15913C−A+D−C

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

About Sassierges-Saint-Germain

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Sassierges-Saint-Germain is a commune of 448 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Châteauroux Métropole. 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
448 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Châteauroux Métropole
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
12.3 sq mi (31.8 km²)
INSEE code
36211

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.