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This town in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire has a population of 101.

Population

101

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.04

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,160

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Villegongis a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villegongis out for now. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 15% of residents.

What makes Villegongis stand out

The one thing Villegongis does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

15% are 15 to 24

of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town

Median age 46.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Classé · Photo: Cécile Patry-Morel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Villegongis’ story

Villegongis in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villegongis counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Villegongis before 1900, the earliest Léon Formose de Barbançois, in 1792.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villegongis.

History

Old homes shape Villegongis: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

16th c.

oldest protected part

1928

first monument protected

Full pageVillegongis’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Villegongis?”

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

Who lives here

Villegongis is a graduates’ town: 33% hold a degree, more than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. 14% are under 15, close to Indre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Residents of Villegongis have a median age of 46.8.

46.8median age

VillegongisIndre medianFrance median

Indre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villegongis
	Villegongis	Indre median	France median
Under 15	14%	14%	17%
15–24	15%	9.7%	11%
25–44	20%	19%	23%
45–64	30%	28%	26%
65+	21%	30%	22%
No diploma	8.8%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	16%	18%
Higher education	33%	21%	30%

Full pageVillegongis’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.8 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households50 households · 2 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Villegongis?”

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

Work & commute

Only 6.5% of commuters in Villegongis go to work without a car, fewer than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €25,160 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Indre’s towns (€23,370). At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Villegongis went to work by public transport. The unemployment rate comes to 10.2%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Villegongis, 0.3 per working resident

10.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,160

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVillegongis’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Median income€25,160 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Villegongis costs an estimated advertised €10.04/m² a month, against €8.76/m² in Indre’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Villegongis.

€10.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villegongis€10.04/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre median€8.76/m²

€10.04/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.91 to €12.74/m² a month)

€7.18/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVillegongis’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Villegongis and 3 more in and around Villegongis

Heritage in and near Villegongis. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villegongisin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coudray4.3 km southeast, in Vineuil ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rivière2.5 km northeast, in Vineuil ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bois d'Hault4.2 km northwest, in Francillon

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villegongis

12pages on Villegongis

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Villegongis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Porte de ChampagneTown gate · 16th c. · in Levroux, 4.6 mi

Classé

Dolmen et cromlech de La PierreDolmen · Prehistory · in Moulins-sur-Céphons, 6.3 mi

Classé

Château d'ArgyChâteau · 15th & 16th c. · in Argy, 7.7 mi

Classé

Ancienne porte de villeTown gate · in Déols, 7.8 mi

Famous people from Villegongis

2 notable people were born in Villegongis.

Their page →

Charles CharronFrench bicycle racer · 1882–1961

Léon Formose de BarbançoisFrench politician (1792-1863)

Villegongis’ 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 →

LevrouxVilledieu-sur-IndreDéolsSaint-MaurBuzançaisChâteaurouxVillegongis

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Villegongis	101	—	—	—	—	—
Levroux	2,797	4.7	A⁺	A⁺	B	A⁻
Villedieu-sur-Indre	2,583	5.4	—	A	—	C⁻
Déols	7,600	7.3	C	A⁻	C	D
Saint-Maur	3,537	7.4	B	A⁻	B⁻	D
Buzançais	4,356	8.3	B	A⁺	B⁺	C
Châteauroux	42,963	8.8	C	B⁺	D	C

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

About Villegongis

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Villegongis is a commune of 101 people in the Communauté de communes Levroux Boischaut Champagne. 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: 101 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Levroux Boischaut Champagne
Département: Indre (36)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code: 36242

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.