INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Blet keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Blet, that is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Blet has higher unemployment than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 14.6%
Blet sits above both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Blet has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,100 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Blet, 0.4 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Blet costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.02/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Blet below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €580/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Blet from July 2023 to June 2026.
€580/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blet€580/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€577/m²
38
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.46 to €9.02/m² a month)
€7.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Blet
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Blet is a commune of 566 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.