Villedieu-sur-Indre’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (C+): 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,232/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Villedieu-sur-Indre has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villedieu-sur-Indre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Église paroissiale Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Seraphin M · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villedieu-sur-Indre.
HousingCost of living A
Villedieu-sur-Indre is graded an A for cost of living
€1,232/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.53/m² a month, near Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.50/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villedieu-sur-Indre€1,232/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,193/m²
88
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.82 to €10.67/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Villedieu-sur-Indre’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Villedieu-sur-Indre records 98 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Indre’s towns (96) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 340 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 359, 6% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Villedieu-sur-Indre is Centre hospitalier, 8.4 mi away. 3 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Villedieu-sur-Indre · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Villedieu-sur-Indre are out of work than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.4%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Villedieu-sur-Indre holds 700 jobs; 1,150 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,800 a year per consumption unit, between Indre’s towns (€23,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.1% of working residents in the town at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
700
jobs based in Villedieu-sur-Indre, 0.6 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
47.2median age
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, close to Indre’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
Villedieu-sur-IndreIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Villedieu-sur-Indre keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Villedieu-sur-Indre; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Villedieu-sur-Indre is a commune of 2,583 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne. 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
2,583 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
22.5 sq mi (58.4 km²)
INSEE code
36241
Villedieu-sur-Indre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villedieu-sur-Indre
Is Villedieu-sur-Indre safe?
Villedieu-sur-Indre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Villedieu-sur-Indre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villedieu-sur-Indre grades A for cost of living.
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.
