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A town of 273 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
Bouzais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Bouzais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bouzais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux, 1.2 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bouzais. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montrond2.1 km northeast, in Saint-Amand-Montrond
MuseumMusée Saint-Vic2.9 km northeast, in Saint-Amand-MontrondArchaeological siteArchaeological siteAmphitéâtre de Drevant3.7 km east, in DrevantAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Drevant3.9 km east, in DrevantChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Salle4.5 km east, in ColombiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poisieux3.8 km southeast, in Saint-Georges-de-PoisieuxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouzais.
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, higher than both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Bouzais by age and the one in the middle is 55.5. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bouzais | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €25,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than Cher’s towns (€24,000) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean ValetteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 91%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 128 | 90%−5 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 97 | 88%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Bouzais from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bouzais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouzais yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzais | 273 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 9,899 | 2.1 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 13 | A | A− | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Bouzais is a commune of 273 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de France. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.