Cher

Cher has 299,496 residents in 286 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,210/m², from €800/m² in Sancoins to €1,890/m² in Saint-Doulchard among communes of more than 2,000 people. 68% of households own their main home.

Département 18 · 286 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

299,496residents2022 census

€1,210/m²median price per m²five years of sales

68%of households own their homemain home

8%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Cher.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Cher : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Cher : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Cher : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 20 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Argent-sur-Sauldre	2,040	€1,080/m²	€21,750	71%	18%	12.3%	10%	32
Aubigny-sur-Nère	5,464	€1,230/m²	€21,730	63%	16%	13.3%	12%	65
Avord	2,908	€1,390/m²	€20,230	37%	5%	10.9%	2%	21
Bourges	64,238	€1,640/m²	€21,730	48%	12%	14.5%	17%	117
Dun-sur-Auron	3,566	€1,010/m²	€21,460	72%	16%	13.9%	2%	43
Foëcy	2,052	€1,120/m²	€21,550	77%	10%	11.2%	23%	21
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin	3,687	€1,720/m²	€25,430	82%	11%	6.1%	0%	21
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois	3,187	€1,090/m²	€21,090	74%	16%	11.8%	14%	33
Mehun-sur-Yèvre	6,394	€1,340/m²	€22,210	71%	14%	9.4%	27%	63
Méreau	2,649	€1,320/m²	€24,190	92%	10%	6.8%	16%	12
Plaimpied-Givaudins	2,104	€1,740/m²	€26,800	85%	8%	4.2%	20%	18
Saint-Amand-Montrond	9,690	€1,040/m²	€20,480	53%	20%	15.7%	15%	78
Saint-Doulchard	9,650	€1,890/m²	€25,210	70%	14%	10.2%	8%	33
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher	6,416	€1,220/m²	€21,260	66%	14%	10.3%	12%	30
Saint-Germain-du-Puy	4,852	€1,570/m²	€21,990	68%	14%	12.5%	50%	12
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny	2,525	€1,320/m²	€23,350	76%	8%	7.8%	1%	19
Sancoins	2,941	€800/m²	€19,510	63%	18%	18.3%	100%	36
Trouy	4,034	€1,700/m²	€25,760	86%	11%	5.0%	5%	20
Vierzon	25,254	€970/m²	€19,130	58%	16%	21.8%	26%	54
Vignoux-sur-Barangeon	2,061	€1,400/m²	€23,730	90%	9%	6.1%	24%	15

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

299,496 residents and 143,670 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

34%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

20%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

179,778 homes, 80% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

79%

of homes are houses

68%

of households own their home

12%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

13%

empty homes

87%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191920%

1919–194511%

1946–197019%

1971–199030%

1991–200510%

2006–201910%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

22,569 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,210/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,390/m²flats3,402 sales

€1,180/m²houses19,167 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

12.0%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

24%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

35%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Cher on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

5.3GPs per 10,000 residents2025

98pharmacieson 1 January 2025

209food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners160

Dentists120

Nurses360

Physiotherapists227

Pharmacies98

Group health centres12

Emergency departments3

Supermarkets and hypermarkets79

Convenience stores and grocers130

Bakeries216

Butchers94

Petrol stations63

EV charging stations175

Post offices and postal points155

Banks137

France services centres23

Police and gendarmerie29

Restaurants717

Hairdressers409

Nurseries48

Swimming pools19

Sports halls60

Gyms36

Cinemas7

Libraries148

Performance venues4

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 287 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movement94%

Severe weather94%

Earthquake83%

Transport of hazardous goods54%

Dam failure18%

Industrial hazard7%

Forest fire7%

Nuclear hazard3%

Flooding0%

2,463natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

34%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,064

Drought (clay shrinkage)805

Storms and cyclones305

Ground movement289

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026