Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 233 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Bannegon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bannegon does most differently from other towns.
Bannegon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
53% 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 Bannegon.
Over-65s are 36% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town, below Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bannegon | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
9.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,120 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 15.5% of working residents in Bannegon didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.34/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Bannegon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bannegon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bannegon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannegon | 233 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 9.4 | A | A− | A− | D |
| Sancoins | 2,951 | 9.7 | B+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 9,899 | 11 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 3,151 | 15 | C+ | A+ | B+ | C |
| Avord | 2,909 | 17 | A− | A | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Bannegon is a commune of 233 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. 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) · 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.