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A town of 175 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Humbligny a good place to live?

Humbligny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Humbligny stand out

The one thing Humbligny does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0
Humbligny’s story

Humbligny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Humbligny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

66% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1938First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Humbligny.

Who lives here

Few people in Humbligny are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Humbligny is below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents.

50.8median age
HumblignyCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

41% women, 59% men

About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Humbligny
HumblignyCher medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–245.7%9.2%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma18%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education30%20%30%

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

History

Humbligny keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 66% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Humbligny comes above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Humbligny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Humbligny run lower than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,250 a year per consumption unit

For Humbligny, that is below both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.0% of the labour force are out of work. Humbligny has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Humbligny, 0.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Humbligny is €9.42/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Humbligny€9.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €12.15/m² a month)
€7.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Ensemble bâti par le céramiste Jean Linard and 5 more in and around Humbligny

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Humbligny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Humbligny

12pages on Humbligny

Landmarks

Humbligny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Humbligny

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

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Humbligny’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 →
Saint-Martin-d'AuxignySaint-Germain-du-PuyAvordBourgesSaint-DoulchardCosne-Cours-sur-LoireSaint-Martin-d'AuxignySaint-Germain-du-PuyAvordBourgesSaint-DoulchardCosne-Cours-sur-LoireHumbligny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Humbligny175—————
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny2,54612—A—D
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,77913CB+C−B−
Avord2,90915A−AB+C−
Bourges64,18616C+BC−C+
Saint-Doulchard9,64717B+C+C+B+
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre9,73317BADC+

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

About Humbligny

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Humbligny is a commune of 175 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

Population
175 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
8.1 sq mi (21.1 km²)
INSEE code
18111

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.