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ChéryCher

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

Is Chéry a good place to live?

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

Chéry’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chéry’s story

No historic monuments in Chéry

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chéry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église du prieuré Saint-Denis, in Reuilly, 2.4 mi away.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chéry.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Chéry, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 8% of the town, lower than both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are a quarter of the population. Also worth knowing: among adults, 21% have a degree.

42.5median age
ChéryCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chéry
ChéryCher medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–248%9.2%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6421%27%26%
65+25%29%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education21%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 2.3% of commuters in Chéry go to work without a car, fewer than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Chéry number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 9.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Cher’s towns (11.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,190 a year.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chéry, 0.4 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chéry than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.92/m² a month

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

Sales in Chéry from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

€7.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chéry€7.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €10.05/m² a month)
€6.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Martin de Massay and 5 more in and around Chéry

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chéry. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chéry

12pages on Chéry

Landmarks

Nothing in Chéry is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chéry

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

How we find them →

Chéry’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 →
MéreauVierzonMehun-sur-YèvreIssoudunSaint-Florent-sur-CherLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinMéreauVierzonMehun-sur-YèvreIssoudunSaint-Florent-sur-CherLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinChéry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chéry233—————
Méreau2,6324.9—A+—B−
Vierzon25,0687.3CADC−
Mehun-sur-Yèvre6,3808.7CAC+D
Issoudun Indre11,15912C−A+D−C
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,46313C−BCD
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,68114ABA+B−

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

About Chéry

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Chéry is a commune of 233 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Berry. 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 Cœur de Berry
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.6 km²)
INSEE code
18064

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.