Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bengy-sur-Craon.
History
Bengy-sur-Craon keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Bengy-sur-Craon is Église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bengy-sur-Craon counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Bengy-sur-Craon has fewer older residents than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 23% of adults. Also worth knowing: the share of residents under 15 is 17%.
46.1median age
Bengy-sur-CraonCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 5.5% of commuters in Bengy-sur-Craon go to work without a car, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Bengy-sur-Craon has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,330 a year per consumption unit, higher than Cher’s towns (€24,000) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 1.9% of working residents in Bengy-sur-Craon didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Bengy-sur-Craon, 0.4 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bengy-sur-Craon
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Bengy-sur-Craon is a commune of 628 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nérondes. 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.
