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A town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 3,681 people.
Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 1.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy does well: 1 job per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. What counts against it is schools — bac results 1.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,721/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. Overall, that makes an A, good for #1 of 14 in Cher. Set against the rest, it does better than 92% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 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.
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The 2 things La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-le-Guillard, in Bourges, 3.4 mi away.
3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin.
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin ranks first of the 14 compared towns in Cher on the Safety Grade. In 2025, 33 offenses were recorded in the town. Burglary topped the graded crimes in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · 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, 24.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one. The town’s schools place #9 of 14 in Cher on results. At the general lycée, 98% of 330 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 87%−5 pts |
| Lycée Marguerite de NavarreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 330 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,310 a year per consumption unit, above Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin: 1,700, for 1,650 residents in work (1 each). At the census, 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Only one of the 16 towns in Cher costs more to buy into than La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, whose median sale is €1,721/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.46/m² a month, above Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €9.66/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,721/m² | 102 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 32% of adults, above both Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Under 15: 17% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin can choose among 3 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Cher is 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 309 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 272, 12% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Museums and gardens in and near La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin yet.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is a commune of 3,681 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | — | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 3 | B | B | A | C |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 3.9 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 6 | C− | B | C | D |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,380 | 7.3 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 4,779 | 7.9 | C | B+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 14 in Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #9 of 14 in Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin grades B for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 8, 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.