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A town of 2,909 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. 18% of residents are 15 to 24.
Avord grades A− overall: better than 81% of compared French towns, and #3 of 14 in Cher. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Avord does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Avord 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avord: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avord.
That puts Avord above both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 11% of the population.
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Avord | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Avord is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,549/m², comes from 55 sales of houses and apartments in Avord from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,549/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Avord comes above both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,360 a year per consumption unit. Avord has 2,900 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Avord records 99 deaths per 100 expected, close to Cher’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avord: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Avord, that is above both Cher’s towns (86.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #3 of 14 in Cher.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège George SandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 81 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Avord. Best known first.
Avord has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hugues: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avord yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avord | 2,909 | — | A− | A | B+ | C− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 4,779 | 8.8 | C | B+ | C− | B− |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 11 | A | A− | A− | D |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 12 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 13 | B | B | A | C |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 14 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 15 | A | B | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has less crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades B+ for safety, #4 of 14 in Cher.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #3 of 14 in Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,549/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Avord grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Avord is a commune of 2,909 people in the Communauté de communes La Septaine. 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
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 October 30, 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.