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La Chapelle-d'AngillonCher

A town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 606 people.

Is La Chapelle-d'Angillon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Chapelle-d'Angillon out for now. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes La Chapelle-d'Angillon stand out

The one thing La Chapelle-d'Angillon does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Béthune
Château de Béthune · Classé · Photo: Marie-Jo L. · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Chapelle-d'Angillon’s story

La Chapelle-d'Angillon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-d'Angillon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon before 1900, the earliest Henriette de Nevers, in 1542.

  • 1963First protected: Château de Béthune
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-d'Angillon.

Who lives here

La Chapelle-d'Angillon has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, close to Cher’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 17% have a degree. La Chapelle-d'Angillon has a median age of 50.5 years.

50.5median age
La Chapelle-d'AngillonCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in La Chapelle-d'Angillon
La Chapelle-d'AngillonCher medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.3%9.2%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma27%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education17%20%30%

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

History

La Chapelle-d'Angillon keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in La Chapelle-d'Angillon is Château de Béthune. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in La Chapelle-d'Angillon run lower than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,390 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 5.7% of commuters got to work without a car. 9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 250 residents in work, La Chapelle-d'Angillon has 200 jobs: 0.8 each.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, 0.8 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Chapelle-d'Angillon than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.27/m² a month

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

Sales in La Chapelle-d'Angillon from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.

€7.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Chapelle-d'Angillon€7.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.77 to €9.18/m² a month)
€7.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Béthune and 2 more in and around La Chapelle-d'Angillon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Chapelle-d'Angillon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Chapelle-d'Angillon

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Landmarks

La Chapelle-d'Angillon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Béthune: Photo: Marie-Jo L. · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from La Chapelle-d'Angillon

3 notable people were born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon.

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La Chapelle-d'Angillon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Aubigny-sur-NèreSaint-Martin-d'AuxignyAubigny-sur-NèreSaint-Martin-d'AuxignyLa Chapelle-d'Angillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Chapelle-d'Angillon606—————
Aubigny-sur-Nère5,4518.4B+AB−C−
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny2,54611—A—D

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

About La Chapelle-d'Angillon

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

La Chapelle-d'Angillon is a commune of 606 people in the Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne. 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
606 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
18047

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 November 4, 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.