Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
252 people live in this town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Dampierre-en-Graçay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Dampierre-en-Graçay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dampierre-en-Graçay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Maisonfort, in Genouilly, 2.3 mi away.
33% 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-Graçay.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Dampierre-en-Graçay | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €23,430 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in Dampierre-en-Graçay to work at the census. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Cher’s towns (11.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Dampierre-en-Graçay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Dampierre-en-Graçay. Best known first.
Nothing in Dampierre-en-Graçay 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-Graçay 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-Graçay | 252 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Méreau | 2,632 | 5.1 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Vierzon | 25,068 | 6.6 | C | A | D | C− |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,678 | 12 | B | A | A− | D |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,380 | 13 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Chabris Indre | 2,740 | 15 | — | A | — | C |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher | 18,373 | 15 | C− | B+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Dampierre-en-Graçay is a commune of 252 people in the Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-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
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 November 4, 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.