Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment. Homes change hands at a median €694/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Châteauneuf-sur-Cher has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châteauneuf-sur-Cher 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 Châteauneuf-sur-Cher.
HousingCost of living A
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher’s grade for cost of living: an A
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 2 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.94/m² a month, about level with Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 99% were houses.
€694/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher€694/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€700/m²
74
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.97 to €12.39/m² a month)
2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher records 98 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 289 residents of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher died, against 236 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Châteauneuf-sur-Cher is Centre hospitalier, 12.2 mi away. Women in Cher live to 84 on average and men to 78.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Châteauneuf-sur-Cher · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
12.2 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
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher is easier to get around on foot than 73% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,290 a year per consumption unit, close to Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.4% of working residents in Châteauneuf-sur-Cher didn’t travel to work at all. Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, 0.9 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 17% of adults, below Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. At 50.4, the median resident of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher sits in the middle of the age range.
50.4median age
Châteauneuf-sur-CherCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
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
History
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Graded property crimes ran at 14 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.3 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher logged 18 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime here was burglary (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary10
Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
Fraud7
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
32.0%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 32.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château d'Aigues-Mortes and 2 more in and around Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Châteauneuf-sur-Cher. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Cher safe?
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Cher expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châteauneuf-sur-Cher grades A for cost of living.
About Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher is a commune of 1,360 people in the Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher. 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.
