Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Bussy is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul 12th–18th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1910

first monument protected

Full pageBussy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes41% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bussy?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Cher’s towns (15%). People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.

44.8median age

BussyCher medianFrance median

Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP39%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bussy
	Bussy	Cher median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	11%	9.2%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	22%	29%	22%
No diploma	19%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	39%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	22%	20%	30%

Full pageBussy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.8 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bussy?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.7% of commuters in Bussy go to work without a car, fewer than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 8.1%, below Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Bussy has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €25,830 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Bussy, 0.4 per working resident

8.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,830

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBussy’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,830 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bussy94.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège le ColombierNearest collègeCollège	Collège	93	94%+3 pts

94.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBussy’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges94.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Bussy costs less than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.50/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.61/m² a month. 9 houses and apartments changed hands in Bussy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bussy€8.50/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cher median€9.78/m²

€8.50/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.80 to €10.62/m² a month)

€7.61/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBussy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.50/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Bussy and 2 more in and around Bussy

Heritage and museums in and near Bussy. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bussyin town FortFortFortifications de Dun-sur-Auron4.4 km southwest, in Dun-sur-Auron MuseumMuseumMusée du Canal du Berry4.4 km southwest, in Dun-sur-Auron

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bussy

13pages on Bussy

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 13.6 mi away Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Bussy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Château du BussyChâteau · 14th & 15th c.

Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulChurch · 12th–18th c.

Photo credits

Château du Bussy: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Bussy

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

How we find them →

Bussy’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cher →

Dun-sur-AuronAvordSaint-Amand-MontrondTrouySaint-Germain-du-PuySancoinsBussy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bussy	354	—	—	—	—	—
Dun-sur-Auron	3,524	2.6	A	A⁻	A⁻	D
Avord	2,909	9.4	A⁻	A	B⁺	C⁻
Saint-Amand-Montrond	9,899	13	B⁻	A	C	C⁺
Trouy	4,055	15	B	B	A	C
Saint-Germain-du-Puy	4,779	15	C	B⁺	C⁻	B⁻
Sancoins	2,951	15	B⁺	A⁺	B⁺	D

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

About Bussy

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Bussy is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. 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: 354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Dunois
Département: Cher (18)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 10.4 sq mi (26.9 km²)
INSEE code: 18040

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.