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Population 205: a town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Dampierre-en-Crot isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Dampierre-en-Crot does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dampierre-en-Crot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Verrerie, in Oizon, 3.6 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dampierre-en-Crot.
Over-65s are just over a third of the population. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Dampierre-en-Crot | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,350 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Dampierre-en-Crot from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Dampierre-en-Crot is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dampierre-en-Crot yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampierre-en-Crot | 205 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 5,451 | 7 | B+ | A | B− | C− |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 12 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| Briare Loiret | 4,911 | 15 | C | A− | C | B− |
| Gien Loiret | 13,459 | 17 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre | 9,733 | 17 | B | A | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Dampierre-en-Crot is a commune of 205 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. 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
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.