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A town of 198 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Corquoy a good place to live?

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

What makes Corquoy stand out

The one thing Corquoy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Touffun · CC BY-SA 3.0
Corquoy’s story

Corquoy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Corquoy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corquoy.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.4% of Corquoy, fewer than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns

Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, about level with Cher’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (30%). Half of Corquoy is older than 55.7, half younger.

55.7median age
CorquoyCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education20%

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 Corquoy
CorquoyCher medianFrance median
Under 158.4%15%17%
15–249.3%9.2%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6441%27%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP39%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education20%20%30%

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

History

Corquoy keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Corquoy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Corquoy, 9.3%, runs below Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,760 a year. No commute at all: 5.8% of working residents in Corquoy at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Corquoy, 0.2 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Corquoy is €9.94/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.87/m² a month.

€9.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Corquoy€9.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.97 to €12.39/m² a month)
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Corquoy

11pages on Corquoy

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Corquoy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Prieuré de Grandmont: Photo: Touffun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Touffun · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Corquoy

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

How we find them →

Corquoy’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 →
Saint-Florent-sur-CherTrouyLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinDun-sur-AuronBourgesSaint-DoulchardSaint-Florent-sur-CherTrouyLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinDun-sur-AuronBourgesSaint-DoulchardCorquoy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Corquoy198—————
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,4637.2C−BCD
Trouy4,0559.9BBAC
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,68112ABA+B−
Dun-sur-Auron3,52413AA−A−D
Bourges64,18614C+BC−C+
Saint-Doulchard9,64715B+C+C+B+

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

About Corquoy

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Corquoy is a commune of 198 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

Population
198 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
14.2 sq mi (36.8 km²)
INSEE code
18073

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.