Boulleret has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Boulleret with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boulleret.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Boulleret than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,181/m², below both Cher’s towns (€1,298/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.30/m² a month. 55 houses and apartments changed hands in Boulleret from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,181/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Boulleret€1,181/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,181/m²
55
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €10.45/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Boulleret is harder to get around on foot than 94% of compared French towns
2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 250 jobs are based in Boulleret, for 550 working residents (0.4 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,450 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Boulleret, 0.4 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Boulleret sees more deaths than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Boulleret’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, close to Cher’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 276 residents of Boulleret died, against 223 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. In Cher, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Boulleret · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cosne Cours Sur Loire
21.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Boulleret has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 20% of adults. 31% of residents are 65 or over, above both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%.
53.7median age
BoulleretCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
88.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Boulleret, 95.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Cher’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 102 candidates at 2 lycées. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Boulleret
Is Boulleret safe?
Boulleret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Boulleret good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. 92% of 37 candidates passed the bac at Lycée technologique et professionnel privé Simone Dounon in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Boulleret expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boulleret grades A+ for cost of living.
About Boulleret
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Boulleret is a commune of 1,397 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. 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
1,397 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
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.
