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La CelleCher

A town of 326 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

326

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.94

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

Median income

€23,250

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 La Celle a good place to live?

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

What makes La Celle stand out

The one thing La Celle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

16% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Blaise · Classé · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

La Celle’s story

La Celle in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Celle: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1840First protected: Église Saint-Blaise
1891Most recently protected: Chapelle de Saint-Sylvain

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Nearby attractions

Espace Naturel Sensible des Prairies de la Celle and 11 more in and around La Celle

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near La Celle. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionEspace Naturel Sensible des Prairies de la Cellein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Meillant4.8 km east, in Meillant Archaeological siteArchaeological siteBorne milliaire de Bruère-Allichamps900 m west, in Bruère-Allichamps ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Brosse2.3 km west, in Farges-Allichamps ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteaufer3.4 km northwest, in Bruère-Allichamps ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bigny3.5 km northwest, in Vallenay

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Celle.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of La Celle, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, La Celle comes below both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.

51.9median age

La CelleCher medianFrance median

Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Celle
	La Celle	Cher median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	11%	9.2%	11%
25–44	18%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	28%	29%	22%
No diploma	29%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	18%	18%
Higher education	16%	20%	30%

Full pageLa Celle’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.9 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of La Celle?”

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

History

La Celle keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

For La Celle, that is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Celle: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in La Celle is Église Saint-Blaise.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Blaise 12th–19th c.
Chapelle de Saint-Sylvain 15th & 16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

Full pageLa Celle’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in La Celle?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in La Celle walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

La Celle sits below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 7.7% of the labour force are out of work. La Celle has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Public transport1%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in La Celle, 0.1 per working resident

7.7%

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

€23,250

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLa Celle’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Median income€23,250 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 La Celle is €9.94/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.

€9.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Celle€9.94/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cher median€9.78/m²

€9.94/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.97 to €12.39/m² a month)

€6.54/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLa Celle’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.94/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 La Celle

12pages on La Celle

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.8 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing19 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 51.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Celle: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Chapelle de Saint-SylvainChapel · 15th & 16th c.

Église Saint-BlaiseChurch · 12th–19th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle de Saint-Sylvain: Photo: Julien Descloux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Blaise: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Celle

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Celle yet.

How we find them →

La Celle’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-Amand-MontrondDun-sur-AuronLa Celle

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
La Celle	326	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Amand-Montrond	9,899	4.1	B⁻	A	C	C⁺
Dun-sur-Auron	3,524	10	A	A⁻	A⁻	D

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

About La Celle

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

La Celle is a commune of 326 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: 326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de France
Département: Cher (18)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 4.9 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code: 18042

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.