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A town of 300 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Vijon a good place to live?

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

What makes Vijon stand out

The 2 things Vijon does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Vijon

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin et chapelle Notre-Dame, dites églises jumelles, in Boussac-Bourg, 7.5 mi away.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vijon.

Who lives here

Few people in Vijon are 15 to 24: 4.7%, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 38% of residents. Under 15: 11% of residents.

60.1median age
VijonIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

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 Vijon
VijonIndre medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–244.7%9.7%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6430%28%26%
65+38%30%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education19%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vijon, 16.5%, runs above Indre’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €22,110 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Vijon number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.7% of commuters travelled at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Vijon, 0.3 per working resident
16.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,110
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 Vijon costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.19/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.61/m² a month. Sales in Vijon from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

€7.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vijon€7.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.72 to €9.03/m² a month)
€6.61/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 Beaulieu and 2 more in and around Vijon

Heritage in and near Vijon. Best known first.

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

12pages on Vijon

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Vijon

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

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Vijon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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La ChâtreHurielLa ChâtreHurielVijon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vijon300—————
La Châtre4,03712A−ADA−
Huriel Allier2,53618—A+—C

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

About Vijon

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Vijon is a commune of 300 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. 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
300 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.3 km²)
INSEE code
36240

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.