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The town, home to 293 people, lies in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

293

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.31

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,020

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Germigny-l'Exempt a good place to live?

Germigny-l'Exempt has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. A fifth of its homes are second homes.

What makes Germigny-l'Exempt stand out

The one thing Germigny-l'Exempt does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Henri Heuzé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Germigny-l'Exempt’s story

Germigny-l'Exempt in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Germigny-l'Exempt counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Germigny-l'Exempt before 1900, the earliest Augustin Massé, in 1860.

1912First protected: Église Notre-Dame
1989Most recently protected: Château-Renaud

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Germigny-l'Exempt.

History

Old homes shape Germigny-l'Exempt: 57% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Germigny-l'Exempt is Église Notre-Dame.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame 12th–15th c.
Château-Renaud 17th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1912

first monument protected

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Age of homes57% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Germigny-l'Exempt?”

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

Who lives here

Germigny-l'Exempt has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 23% of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Cher’s towns (15%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

47.5median age

Germigny-l'ExemptCher medianFrance median

Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Germigny-l'Exempt
	Germigny-l'Exempt	Cher median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	8%	9.2%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	24%	29%	22%
No diploma	22%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	23%	20%	30%

Full pageGermigny-l'Exempt’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.5 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad3.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Germigny-l'Exempt?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Germigny-l'Exempt walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9%

Jobs based in Germigny-l'Exempt number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,020 a year per consumption unit, near Cher’s towns (€24,000) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 10.6% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot4%

Bicycle3%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Germigny-l'Exempt, 0.4 per working resident

10.4%

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

€23,020

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

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€23,020 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Germigny-l'Exempt than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Germigny-l'Exempt. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.14/m² a month.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Germigny-l'Exempt€8.31/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cher median€9.78/m²

€8.31/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.58/m² a month)

€7.14/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGermigny-l'Exempt’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.31/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 Germigny-l'Exempt

12pages on Germigny-l'Exempt

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Germigny-l'Exempt counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Classé

Château-RenaudChâteau · 17th c.

Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th–15th c.

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Henri Heuzé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Germigny-l'Exempt

2 notable people were born in Germigny-l'Exempt.

Their page →

François-Louis AuvityFrench bishop (1874-1964)

Augustin MasséFrench politician · 1860–1938

Germigny-l'Exempt’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 →

La Guerche-sur-l'AuboisSancoinsMarzyFourchambaultGarchizyNeversGermigny-l'Exempt

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Germigny-l'Exempt	293	—	—	—	—	—
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois	3,151	3.4	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺	C
Sancoins	2,951	6.4	B⁺	A⁺	B⁺	D
Marzy Nièvre	3,623	10	A⁻	B	A	B⁻
Fourchambault Nièvre	3,992	11	B⁻	A	C⁺	D
Garchizy Nièvre	3,648	12	B⁺	A	A	D
Nevers Nièvre	33,085	13	C	A⁻	D	C⁺

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

About Germigny-l'Exempt

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Germigny-l'Exempt is a commune of 293 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: 293 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois
Département: Cher (18)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 11 sq mi (28.5 km²)
INSEE code: 18101

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.