Châteaumeillant has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.2 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 Châteaumeillant 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 Châteaumeillant.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Châteaumeillant: 43% are 65 or over, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 are 7.1% of the population. Children under 15 make up 10%, below Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Châteaumeillant in two is 61.6.
61.6median age
ChâteaumeillantCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Châteaumeillant than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.35/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €713/m², below Cher’s towns (€1,298/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €6.23/m² a month.
€713/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteaumeillant€713/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€719/m²
103
€7.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.42/m² a month)
2.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Châteaumeillant is 18 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Cher: 84 years for women, 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Châteaumeillant have one GP on hand. Also worth knowing: its care home for older people (121 places) counts its residents as Châteaumeillant’s; allowing for it, deaths were 5% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 393 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 500, 27% more.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châteaumeillant · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
18 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Châteaumeillant: 36% 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.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Châteaumeillant is Ancien chapitre. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. This Cher town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Châteaumeillant run lower than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,570 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Châteaumeillant counts 1.2 jobs (550 jobs, 450 workers). 12.7% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Châteaumeillant, 1.2 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châteaumeillant has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Recorded offenses in Châteaumeillant came to 19 in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.7 violent offenses and 10.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
37.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 37.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Prieuré Saint-Étienne de Châteaumeillant and 6 more in and around Châteaumeillant
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Châteaumeillant. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteaumeillant
Is Châteaumeillant safe?
Châteaumeillant has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteaumeillant good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteaumeillant expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châteaumeillant grades A+ for cost of living.
About Châteaumeillant
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Châteaumeillant is a commune of 1,629 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud. 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.
