Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire has a population of 245.
Sauzelles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 44% of residents.
The 2 things Sauzelles does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Sauzelles counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1905.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage in and near Sauzelles. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauzelles.
Under-15s account for 11% of the population. 19% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Sauzelles is older than 62.2, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sauzelles | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Sauzelles is Monument funéraire romain sculpté dans un rocher.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 100 residents in work, Sauzelles has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Households’ median disposable income: €24,760 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.3%, below Indre’s towns (12.4%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Sauzelles. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sauzelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauzelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauzelles | 245 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Blanc | 6,164 | 4.6 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
| Montmorillon Vienne | 5,821 | 17 | B | A | C | A− |
| Chauvigny Vienne | 7,007 | 17 | B+ | A | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Sauzelles is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse. 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) · 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.