Cuffy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 29% of 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 Cuffy 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 Cuffy.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Cuffy works less well than 99% of compared French towns
2.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Cuffy: 100, for 450 residents in work (0.2 each). Households’ median disposable income: €27,420 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Cuffy, 0.2 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Cuffy sees 92 deaths per 100 expected, against 97 in Cher’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 83 deaths in Cuffy from 2016 to 2025; there were 77, 8% fewer. Women in Cher live to 84 on average and men to 78.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Cuffy is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 3.6 mi away.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cuffy · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
3.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Cuffy: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Cuffy is Église Saint-Maurice. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 16% are under 15, between Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.
48.2median age
CuffyCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cuffy
Is Cuffy safe?
Cuffy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Cuffy
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Cuffy is a commune of 1,020 people in the Communauté de communes Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois. 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
1,020 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois
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.
