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A town of 256 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Le Chautay a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Saturnin
Église Saint-Saturnin · Inscrit · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Chautay’s story

Le Chautay in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Chautay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Église Saint-Saturnin
  • 2014Most recently protected: Château des Réaux
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Chautay.

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Le Chautay are under 15, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns

For Le Chautay, that is above both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.

45.7median age
Le ChautayCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Chautay
Le ChautayCher medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–249.4%9.2%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+27%29%22%
No diploma20%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education20%20%30%

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

History

Le Chautay keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

Le Chautay sits above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Chautay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 0.0% of commuters in Le Chautay go to work without a car, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Le Chautay below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Le Chautay has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,300 a year per consumption unit.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Le Chautay, 0.1 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

78.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Le Chautay is below both Cher’s towns (86.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

78.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Chautay78.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Claude DebussyNearest collègeCollègeCollège5478%−4 pts
78.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Le Chautay costs less than in Cher’s towns or 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.

In the comparison, Le Chautay comes below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Chautay€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.58/m² a month)
€6.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Réaux and 2 more in and around Le Chautay

Heritage and museums in and near Le Chautay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Chautay

13pages on Le Chautay

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Chautay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Chautay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Chautay yet.

How we find them →

Le Chautay’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 →
La Guerche-sur-l'AuboisMarzyFourchambaultGarchizyVarennes-VauzellesNeversLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisMarzyFourchambaultGarchizyVarennes-VauzellesNeversLe Chautay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Chautay256—————
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois3,1512.2C+A+B+C
Marzy Nièvre3,6235.3A−BAB−
Fourchambault Nièvre3,9925.8B−AC+D
Garchizy Nièvre3,6486.9B+AAD
Varennes-Vauzelles Nièvre9,1468.4B+B+B−A−
Nevers Nièvre33,0858.4CA−DC+

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

About Le Chautay

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Le Chautay is a commune of 256 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
256 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²)
INSEE code
18062

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.