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Val-FouzonIndre

With 968 residents, it is a town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Val-Fouzon a good place to live?

Val-Fouzon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 20% of homes. Homes go for a median €914/m².

What makes Val-Fouzon stand out

The 2 things Val-Fouzon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
3 historic monuments on Val-Fouzon’s outline: classé dark green, inscrit light green.
Val-Fouzon’s story

3 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Val-Fouzon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Chapelle de l'Epinat
  • 2019Most recently protected: moulin à eau de la Grange et ses installations hydrauliques…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-Fouzon.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Val-Fouzon hold a degree than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 18%

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older.

50.9median age
Val-FouzonIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Val-Fouzon
Val-FouzonIndre medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–248.9%9.7%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6430%28%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education18%21%30%

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

History

Val-Fouzon keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 6.2% of commuters in Val-Fouzon go to work without a car, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

Of those in the labour force, 9.8% are unemployed. 400 jobs are based in Val-Fouzon, for 400 working residents (1 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,380 a year per consumption unit, about level with Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Val-Fouzon, 1 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Val-Fouzon than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.15/m² a month

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

Val-Fouzon recorded 44 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.28/m² a month.

€914/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Val-Fouzon€914/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€914/m²44
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.26 to €10.60/m² a month)
€6.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Borde and 3 more in and around Val-Fouzon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Val-Fouzon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Val-Fouzon

13pages on Val-Fouzon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Val-Fouzon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Famous people from Val-Fouzon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Val-Fouzon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Val-Fouzon’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 →
ChabrisSelles-sur-CherVillefranche-sur-CherNoyers-sur-CherRomorantin-LanthenaySaint-AignanChabrisSelles-sur-CherVillefranche-sur-CherNoyers-sur-CherRomorantin-LanthenaySaint-AignanVal-Fouzon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Val-Fouzon968—————
Chabris2,7403.7—A—C
Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher4,1845.5B+A+CC+
Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,6789.5BAA−D
Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,63111CA−BC−
Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher18,37312C−B+CC−
Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher2,78912BADA

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

About Val-Fouzon

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Val-Fouzon is a commune of 968 people in the Communauté de communes Chabris - Pays de Bazelle. 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
968 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chabris - Pays de Bazelle
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
18.1 sq mi (47 km²)
INSEE code
36229

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.