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A town of 472 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Vigoux a good place to live?

Vigoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Vigoux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vigoux’s story

No historic monuments in Vigoux

The Culture ministry lists no building in Vigoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de La Prune-au-Pot, in Ceaulmont, 3.4 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vigoux.

Who lives here

Few people in Vigoux are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns

24% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Indre’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Vigoux by age and the one in the middle is 46.2.

46.2median age
VigouxIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vigoux
VigouxIndre medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–247.6%9.7%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+24%30%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education18%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Vigoux has lower unemployment than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%

Per resident in work, Vigoux counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The census found 5.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €23,480 a year per consumption unit, close to Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Vigoux, 0.3 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vigoux costs less than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.81/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Vigoux.

€7.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vigoux€7.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.31 to €9.66/m² a month)
€6.34/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 Villebuxière and 3 more in and around Vigoux

Heritage in and near Vigoux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vigoux

12pages on Vigoux

Landmarks

Nothing in Vigoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Vigoux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vigoux yet.

How we find them →

Vigoux’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 →
Argenton-sur-CreuseArgenton-sur-CreuseVigoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vigoux472—————
Argenton-sur-Creuse4,7865.2C+ADD

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

About Vigoux

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Vigoux is a commune of 472 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

Population
472 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
14.7 sq mi (38 km²)
INSEE code
36239

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 October 30, 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.