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A town of 220 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

Population
220
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.65
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,370
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vouillon a good place to live?

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

What makes Vouillon stand out

The one thing Vouillon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
31%22%VouillonMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église du prieuré Saint-Saturnin
Église du prieuré Saint-Saturnin · Inscrit · Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vouillon’s story

Vouillon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vouillon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Lanterne des morts dite Croix de Saint-Georges
  • 1926Most recently protected: Église du prieuré Saint-Saturnin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vouillon.

Who lives here

Few people in Vouillon are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Indre’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Vouillon below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 13% of the town.

53.7median age
VouillonIndre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%

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 Vouillon
VouillonIndre medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–245.6%9.7%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6433%28%26%
65+31%30%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education22%21%30%
Full pageVouillon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53.7 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds110 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Vouillon?”

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

History

Old homes shape Vouillon: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Vouillon is above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vouillon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vouillon is Lanterne des morts dite Croix de Saint-Georges.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected
Full pageVouillon’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes38% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Vouillon?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Vouillon than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

In the comparison, Vouillon comes below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.0% of the labour force are out of work. Vouillon has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Vouillon, 0.1 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVouillon’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.1 per working residentMedian income€26,370 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 Vouillon costs less than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.65/m² a month

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

For Vouillon, that is below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vouillon€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre median€8.76/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.59/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVouillon’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.65/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Les Sources de la Théols and 3 more in and around Vouillon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Vouillon. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionLes Sources de la Théols4.8 km southeast, in AmbraultChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mâron4.5 km southwest, in MâronChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rezay3.3 km southwest, in MâronChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Tremblaire4.4 km northwest, in Sainte-Fauste
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vouillon

12pages on Vouillon
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing13 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53.7History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vouillon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Classé
Lanterne des morts dite Croix de Saint-GeorgesFunerary monument · 12th c.
Église du prieuré Saint-SaturninChurch · 12th & 15th c.
Photo credits

Église du prieuré Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vouillon

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

How we find them →

Vouillon’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 →
ArdentesIssoudunLe PoinçonnetDéolsChâteaurouxSaint-MaurArdentesIssoudunLe PoinçonnetDéolsChâteaurouxSaint-MaurVouillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vouillon220—————
Ardentes3,7157.3A+AAB−
Issoudun11,1599.2C−A+D−C
Le Poinçonnet5,85511AB+AB+
Déols7,60011CA−CD
Châteauroux42,96311CB+DC
Saint-Maur3,53713BA−B−D

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

About Vouillon

Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

Vouillon is a commune of 220 people in the Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts. 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
220 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts
Département
Indre (36)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
36248

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.