Dept 36 Rank #41 / 96
Indre
Centre-Val de Loire · Nearest city: Châteauroux → Limoges (~40 min)
🚄 TGV
Berry, Brenne lake district
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Indre offers some of the cheapest property, good rail access and low hazard exposure, but scant tourism and thin healthcare cover weigh on it. L'Indre offre un immobilier parmi les moins chers, une bonne desserte ferroviaire et une faible exposition aux risques, mais un tourisme confidentiel et un accès aux soins limité la pénalisent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,990h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~10 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
152/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
118/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Annual rainfall
668mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
28/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.1m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.06 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
23
J
26
J
26
A
21
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +5 so far
Tropical nights ~+12 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-18 days · -10 so far
Dry-soil days ~+20 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
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Max elevation
467m
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Forest cover
16.4%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Berry, Brenne lake district
Identity
Indre is the birthplace of Gérard Depardieu (réalisateur).
Notable figures born here
Gérard Depardieu — réalisateurLuc Montagnier — biologisteHervé Faye — astronomeDaniel Revenu — escrimeurGabriel-Albert Aurier — écrivainGilles Sunu — footballeurMaurice Rollinat — écrivainEmmanuel de Martonne — géographeLouis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil — diplomateBernard Le Coq — acteur
Terroir & appellations
Indre lies within protected appellation areas, including Reuilly, Châteaumeillant, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre.
ReuillyChâteaumeillantPouligny-Saint-PierreSelles-sur-CherValençaySainte-Maure de TouraineBeurre Charentes-PoitouLentilles vertes du BerryRillettes de ToursVolailles du BerryAgneau du LimousinAgneau du Poitou-Charentes
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Ferdinand de Lesseps
- Aurore Dupin dite George Sand
- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
- Parc d'Azay-le-Ferron
- Jardins du château de Bouges
- Jardin du domaine de George Sand
- Domaine de Poulaines
Station classée de tourisme (1)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Very low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Radon Very high 100% p93 of 96
Ground movement Moderate 51.9% p36 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Moderate 51.9% p44 of 96
Flooding Low 27.4% p29 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Low 22.8% p22 of 96
Dam failure Very low 11.6% p51 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 1.2% p21 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.3 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A20
Work locally
37.5%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Châteauroux → Limoges (~40 min)
✈ Airport
Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) · ~97 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.3h direct
🛣 Highways
A20
Services
Healthcare
3/10
APL 2.7
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Schools
4/10
Brevet 84%
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Fiber coverage
99%
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Intl schools
0schools
None in department
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People
Population
220,371
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Density
32/km²
Rural
-60% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.5%/yr
-0.7 pts vs median · p5
Median income
$24,200
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
15.4%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.2%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 54 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
10.2%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
5.5%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
10.2%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.7%
Artisans & shopkeepers
6.6%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.4%
Clerical & service staff
28.8%
Manual workers
26.5%
Real estate
Median
$1,060/m²
$460 $1,970
House $1,070 Apt $1,240
+1.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
39.96%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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