Aubigny-sur-Nère’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its overall grade of B+ puts it better than nearly three quarters of compared French towns, #4 of 14 in Cher. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Aubigny-sur-Nère 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubigny-sur-Nère.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Aubigny-sur-Nère than in Cher or compared French towns: 26 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Aubigny-sur-Nère has 14 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 11 inscrit, the second level. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2026. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Aubigny-sur-Nère than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
187 sales of houses and apartments in Aubigny-sur-Nère, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,233/m². House rents are put at about €7.65/m² a month. Houses were 93% of what sold.
€1,233/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aubigny-sur-Nère€1,233/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,233/m²
173
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €11.16/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Aubigny-sur-Nère is 16.9 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Aubigny-sur-Nère come to 103 per 100 predicted. This Cher town has 5 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Cher can expect 84 years and a boy 78.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 920 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 787: 17% above.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Aubigny-sur-Nère · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
16.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
19.9% of commuters in Aubigny-sur-Nère go to work without a car, more than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 13.2%, above Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Aubigny-sur-Nère didn’t travel to work at all. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,070 a year per consumption unit.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot14%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
2,800
jobs based in Aubigny-sur-Nère, 1.4 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Aubigny-sur-Nère: 31% are 65 or over, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.1%, below Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 14%. The median resident of Aubigny-sur-Nère is 51.8 years old.
51.8median age
Aubigny-sur-NèreCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Aubigny-sur-Nère ranks above 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Jobs outnumber working residents in Aubigny-sur-Nère (2,800 to 2,000): it draws people in from around. The 2025 count: 122 offenses here. Graded property crimes ran at 14.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 8.2 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage58
Burglary27
Family violence14
Sexual violence12
Other physical violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud45
Theft without violence18
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
122
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.9% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château des Stuarts and 2 more in and around Aubigny-sur-Nère
Museums and other places to visit in and near Aubigny-sur-Nère. Best known first.
Maison, dite de François Ier: Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne enceinte: Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison, dite des Dames: Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aubigny-sur-Nère
Is Aubigny-sur-Nère safe?
It grades B− for safety, #7 of 14 in Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 58 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aubigny-sur-Nère good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #2 of 14 in Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aubigny-sur-Nère expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,233/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aubigny-sur-Nère grades A for cost of living.
About Aubigny-sur-Nère
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Aubigny-sur-Nère is a commune of 5,451 people in the Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne. 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
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.
