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ChassyCher

A town of 233 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population
233
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.59
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,300
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chassy a good place to live?

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

What makes Chassy stand out

The 2 things Chassy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
22%2%ChassyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
22% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
31%22%ChassyMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Chassy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chassy’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chassy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Émile de Toulgoët-Tréanna, born in 1833, is the one person born in Chassy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1981First protected: Domaine de Villiers
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassy.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Chassy than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

In the comparison, Chassy comes below both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.7% of residents.

54.8median age
ChassyCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chassy
ChassyCher medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–247.7%9.2%11%
25–4412%20%23%
45–6437%27%26%
65+31%29%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education21%20%30%
Full pageChassy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.8 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds120 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Chassy?”

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

History

Old homes shape Chassy: 60% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Chassy, that is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chassy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected
Full pageChassy’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes60% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Chassy?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chassy than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

Chassy sits below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Chassy has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Chassy, 0.2 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageChassy’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.2 per working residentMedian income€25,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

75.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

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

That puts Chassy below both Cher’s towns (86.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

75.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chassy75.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Julien DumasNearest collègeCollègeCollège5675%−8 pts
75.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageChassy’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges75.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chassy than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.59/m² a month

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

On this, Chassy is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chassy€8.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.63/m² a month)
€6.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageChassy’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.59/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Villiers and 3 more in and around Chassy

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chassy. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villiersin townAttractionAttractionGuiz !in townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Laverdines4.2 km west, in BaugyChâteauChâteauChâteau Grand'Cour3.5 km northeast, in Mornay-Berry
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chassy

13pages on Chassy
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.8 mi awayHousing16 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute0 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.8History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Chassy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Inscrit
Domaine de VilliersChâteau · 15th–19th c.
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th c. · in Garigny, 4.2 mi
Classé
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th c. · in Bengy-sur-Craon, 5 mi
Classé
Abbaye Notre-Dame de FontmorignyAbbey · 12th–18th c. · in Menetou-Couture, 5.5 mi

Famous people from Chassy

One notable person was born in Chassy.

Their page →
É
Émile de Toulgoët-TréannaFrench historian · 1833–1925

Chassy’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 →
La Guerche-sur-l'AuboisAvordFourchambaultGarchizyMarzyLa Charité-sur-LoireLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisAvordFourchambaultGarchizyMarzyLa Charité-sur-LoireChassy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassy233—————
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois3,1518C+A+B+C
Avord2,9099.1A−AB+C−
Fourchambault Nièvre3,99212B−AC+D
Garchizy Nièvre3,64812B+AAD
Marzy Nièvre3,62312A−BAB−
La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre4,70513B+ACC+

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

About Chassy

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Chassy is a commune of 233 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

Population
233 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays de Nérondes
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.8 km²)
INSEE code
18056

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.