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A town of 998 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Blancafort a good place to live?

Blancafort is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Blancafort stand out

The one thing Blancafort does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Lauranne Stainier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Blancafort’s story

Blancafort in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Blancafort, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Château de l'Hospital-du-Fresne, ancienne commanderie de te…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blancafort.

Who lives here

Few people in Blancafort are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

For Blancafort, that is below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents are 65 or over.

50.4median age
BlancafortCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blancafort
BlancafortCher medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.3%9.2%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+28%29%22%
No diploma28%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education15%20%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Blancafort keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Blancafort sits above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Blancafort, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
11th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Blancafort are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.5%

That puts Blancafort below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Blancafort has 300 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.8 per worker. 7.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Blancafort, 0.8 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Blancafort costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Blancafort is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,190/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Blancafort from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,190/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Blancafort€1,190/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,190/m²42
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.18 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Blancafort, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-André: Photo: Original téléversé par Heraud.kevin sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY 1.0

Famous people from Blancafort

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blancafort yet.

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Blancafort’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Aubigny-sur-NèreChâtillon-sur-LoireGienBriareOuzouer-sur-LoireSully-sur-LoireAubigny-sur-NèreChâtillon-sur-LoireGienBriareOuzouer-sur-LoireSully-sur-LoireBlancafort
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blancafort998—————
Aubigny-sur-Nère5,4515.4B+AB−C−
Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret3,06511A−A−B+B−
Gien Loiret13,45912C−B+C−C−
Briare Loiret4,91112CA−CB−
Ouzouer-sur-Loire Loiret2,54317—A−—D
Sully-sur-Loire Loiret5,12418CA−C+C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Blancafort

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Blancafort is a commune of 998 people in the Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne. 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

Population
998 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
25.3 sq mi (65.5 km²)
INSEE code
18030

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.