Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Châtelet.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Le Châtelet: 41% are 65 or over, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 13% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 11%, below Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
59.4median age
Le ChâteletCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Le Châtelet keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Châtelet counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Église de Puy-Ferrand. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Le Châtelet are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.8%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,230 a year per consumption unit, below both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Le Châtelet number 450, against 300 residents in work (1.6 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 6.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Le Châtelet, 1.6 per working resident
14.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Châtelet than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €730/m², below Cher’s towns (€1,298/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €6.23/m² a month. Le Châtelet recorded 41 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€730/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Châtelet€730/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€730/m²
41
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Châtelet
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Châtelet is a commune of 920 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud. 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
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.
