Indre.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 1 / 4 | 230 / 1747 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 2 / 4 | 656 / 1747 |
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 280 / 470 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 3 / 4 | 1363 / 1747 |
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 4 / 4 | 1732 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 1 / 4 | 445 / 1747 |
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 172 / 470 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 2 / 4 | 716 / 1747 |
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 3 / 4 | 854 / 1747 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 4 / 4 | 1530 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 1 / 4 | 102 / 1747 |
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 91 / 470 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 2 / 4 | 461 / 1747 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 3 / 4 | 721 / 1747 |
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 4 / 4 | 1270 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 1 / 4 | 389 / 1747 |
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 166 / 470 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 2 / 4 | 753 / 1747 |
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 3 / 4 | 939 / 1747 |
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 4 / 4 | 1469 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 353 / 470 |
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 1 / 4 | 1445 / 1747 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 2 / 4 | 1584 / 1747 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 3 / 4 | 1614 / 1747 |
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 4 / 4 | 1671 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 222 / 470 |
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 1 / 4 | 1005 / 1747 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 2 / 4 | 1017 / 1747 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 3 / 4 | 1166 / 1747 |
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 4 / 4 | 1413 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 1 / 4 | 293 / 1747 |
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 2 / 4 | 349 / 1747 |
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 112 / 470 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 3 / 4 | 752 / 1747 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 4 / 4 | 1061 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinçonnet | Small cities | 5,848 | 1 / 4 | 240 / 1747 |
| Blanc | Small cities | 6,188 | 2 / 4 | 609 / 1747 |
| Issoudun | Small cities | 10,953 | 3 / 4 | 1311 / 1747 |
| Châteauroux | Mid-size cities | 43,079 | 1 / 1 | 376 / 470 |
| Déols | Small cities | 7,618 | 4 / 4 | 1463 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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