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La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, #1 on this list · Photo: Pmau (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cher · 2026

Best places to live in Cher

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin ranks first of 14 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Cher, and #321 of 3,798 French towns. 3 of the 14 grade A− or better; scores run from 67.1 down to 36.3.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

3,681 people

Score 67.1·#321 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: schools C⁺

Dun-sur-Auron

3,524 people

Score 64.6·#463 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A, safety A⁻·lowest: health D

Avord

2,909 people

A⁻

Score 60.8·#716 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

All 14 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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14 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,681 people67.1top 8.4%A#321 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: schools C⁺

2Dun-sur-Auron3,524 people64.6top 12.2%A#463 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A⁻·lowest: health D

3Avord2,909 people60.8top 18.8%A⁻#716 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

4Aubigny-sur-Nère5,451 people57.8top 25.8%B⁺#981 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, schools A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

5Saint-Doulchard9,647 people55.8top 30.4%B⁺#1,156 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: safety C⁺

6Sancoins2,951 people55.3top 31.5%B⁺#1,198 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: health D

7Trouy4,055 people52.3top 40.0%B#1,521 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁻

8Saint-Amand-Montrond9,899 people50.1top 46.4%B⁻#1,763 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

9La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois3,151 people45.7bottom 41.2%C⁺#2,233 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: schools D

10Bourges64,186 people45.1bottom 39.7%C⁺#2,290 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety C⁻

11Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,779 people41.2bottom 30.4%C#2,644 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: schools C⁻

12Vierzon25,068 people40.9bottom 29.6%C#2,673 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D

13Mehun-sur-Yèvre6,380 people40.4bottom 27.6%C#2,749 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability B⁻·lowest: schools D

14Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,463 people36.3bottom 18.5%C⁻#3,097 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living B·lowest: health D

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Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Cher?

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin ranks first of 14 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; schools (C+) is its lowest. Dun-sur-Auron and Avord follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Cher, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Cher page.

Photos: La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, Pmau (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dun-sur-Auron, Manfred Heyde (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Avord, TonyBors (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #57 of November 4, 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.