Henrichemont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times 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 Henrichemont 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 Henrichemont.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Henrichemont costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Henrichemont is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,000/m², comes from 67 sales of houses and apartments in Henrichemont from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Henrichemont€1,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,013/m²
66
€7.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.06 to €9.64/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Henrichemont is 15.7 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Henrichemont. Adjusted for age and care homes, Henrichemont records 99 deaths per 100 expected, close to Cher’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Henrichemont · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Henrichemont run lower than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,860 a year per consumption unit
Henrichemont sits below both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Henrichemont has 700 jobs for 650 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
700
jobs based in Henrichemont, 1.1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Henrichemont: 35% 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.
That puts Henrichemont above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Henrichemont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Henrichemont has less crime per resident than 51% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 45 offenses in the graded categories in Henrichemont in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 20.6% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
2.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary26
Criminal damage19
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
Theft without violence6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
45
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Henrichemont
Is Henrichemont safe?
It grades B− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Henrichemont good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Henrichemont expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Henrichemont grades A+ for cost of living.
About Henrichemont
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Henrichemont is a commune of 1,721 people in the Communauté de communes Terres du Haut 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
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.
