Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Jouet-sur-l'Aubois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Jouet-sur-l'Aubois 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 Jouet-sur-l'Aubois.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois costs less than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.31/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,189/m², comes from 72 sales of houses and apartments in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 72 homes were sold here.
€1,189/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois€1,189/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,191/m²
71
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.58/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Cher’s towns and compared French towns: 110 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
189 deaths in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 172: 10% above. At birth, a girl in Cher can expect 84 years and a boy 78.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Jouet-sur-l'Aubois is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 7.6 mi away.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
7.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%
Unemployment runs at 9.3%. The median disposable income was €23,720 a year per consumption unit, close to Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.3% of working residents in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. The median resident of Jouet-sur-l'Aubois is 49.1 years old.
49.1median age
Jouet-sur-l'AuboisCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jouet-sur-l'Aubois
Is Jouet-sur-l'Aubois safe?
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Jouet-sur-l'Aubois expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,189/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Jouet-sur-l'Aubois grades A for cost of living.
About Jouet-sur-l'Aubois
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois is a commune of 1,303 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
1,303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois
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.