About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Drevant
	Drevant	Cher median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.2%	11%
25–44	17%	20%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	31%	29%	22%
No diploma	28%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	18%	18%
Higher education	17%	20%	30%

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Ages54.8 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Drevant?”

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

History

Drevant keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

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

That puts Drevant above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Drevant: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Drevant is Vestiges gallo-romains.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Vestiges gallo-romains 1st & 2nd c.

1st c.

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

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Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Drevant?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Drevant than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

On this, Drevant is below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Drevant has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.8 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Bicycle3%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

150

jobs based in Drevant, 0.8 per working resident

10.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,620

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Median income€24,620 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

89.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Drevant comes below both Cher’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

90%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Drevant89.4%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Drevant88.9%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean ValetteNearest collègeCollège	Collège	90	91%+5 pts
Lycée polyvalent Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	128	90%−5 pts
Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	97	88%+2 pts

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90%

passed the general and technological bac, −5 pts against the expected rate

87%

passed the vocational bac, +1.8 pts against the expected rate

89.4%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.4 pts against the expected rate

1.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges89.4% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées88.9% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Drevant than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.72/m² a month

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

For Drevant, that is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Drevant€7.72/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cher median€9.78/m²

€7.72/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)

€6.75/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.72/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Drevant

13pages on Drevant

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and two lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 1.9 mi away Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Drevant: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Ancienne chapelleChapel · 12th c.

Vestiges gallo-romainsArchaeological site · 1st & 2nd c.

Photo credits

Ancienne chapelle: Photo: Fun zagapo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vestiges gallo-romains: Photo: KoS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Drevant

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

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Drevant’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Saint-Amand-MontrondDun-sur-AuronDrevant

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Drevant	555	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Amand-Montrond	9,899	1.9	B⁻	A	C	C⁺
Dun-sur-Auron	3,524	13	A	A⁻	A⁻	D

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

About Drevant

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Drevant is a commune of 555 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de France. 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: 555 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de France
Département: Cher (18)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code: 18086

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.