Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 845 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Bannay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Bannay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bannay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Buranlure, in Boulleret, 1.2 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bannay.
For Bannay, that is below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 14% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bannay | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bannay sits below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Bannay has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bannay, 95.9% passed the bac, above both Cher’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude TillierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 84 | 89%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Pierre-Gilles de GennesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 101 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée technologique et professionnel privé Simone Dounon PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 38 | 92%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Bannay below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €934/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Bannay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €934/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Bannay. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Loire3.7 km northeast, in Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Buranlure1.9 km north, in BoulleretMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Augustins de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire3.7 km northeast, in Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau du Pezeau3.7 km north, in BoulleretAttractionAttractionCyclorail du Sancerrois2.1 km east, in Cosne-Cours-sur-LoirePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bannay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bannay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannay | 845 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre | 9,733 | 2.5 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 15 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre | 4,705 | 16 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Bannay is a commune of 845 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. 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.