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Over-65s are only 14% of the population. 4,160 residents make their home in this town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for schools (C) — bac results 3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.8 points below the expected rate. Taken together, its subjects give Indre a C overall, better than 32% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #77 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Homes sell for a median €3,029/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Nantes Métropole. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares 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.
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The one thing Indre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Indre; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Indre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Forerie-chapelle de la manufacture d’Indret: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Indre.
Children are a fifth of the town. 14% of residents are 65 or over, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 39.5, the median resident of Indre sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Indre | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 2,050 residents in work, Indre has 1,250 jobs: 0.6 each. Households’ median disposable income: €27,770 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Indre didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #82 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. At the collèges within 5 km of Indre, 87.2% passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (91.6%). The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne de BretagneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 96%+2 pts |
| Lycée Albert CamusNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 216 | 85%−8 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Philomène PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 154 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
162 sales of houses and apartments in Indre, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,029/m². Houses sell for €3,156/m² locally, apartments for €2,864/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,156/m² | 116 |
| Apartments | €2,864/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Indre. Violence against people ran at 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 19.9 (2023–2025 average). The town’s tally for 2025: 102 recorded offenses.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Indre; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 228 residents of Indre died, against 255 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Indre records 89 deaths per 100 expected, higher than Loire-Atlantique’s towns (85) and near compared French towns (88). There are 9 general practitioners here. Life expectancy in Loire-Atlantique: 86.2 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Indre. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Indre.
Alphonse Le Gallo: SFIO, Public domain
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Indre is a commune of 4,160 people in the Nantes Métropole. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indre | 4,160 | — | C | C | C | B− |
| La Montagne | 6,505 | 1.2 | B+ | C | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | 6,067 | 2.4 | B | C | A− | B− |
| Couëron | 24,103 | 2.6 | B | C | B− | B |
| Saint-Herblain | 50,973 | 2.7 | C+ | C− | D− | A− |
| Bouguenais | 20,530 | 3.2 | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Brains | 2,709 | 3.6 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #71 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. 85% of 216 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Camus in 2025, 8 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,029/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Indre grades C for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
