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Le NoyerCher

A town of 246 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Le Noyer a good place to live?

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

What makes Le Noyer stand out

The 2 things Le Noyer does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Boucard
Château de Boucard · Classé · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Noyer’s story

Le Noyer in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Noyer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Locature de la Gravière
  • 1995Most recently protected: Château de Boucard
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The data

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

Who lives here

Le Noyer skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than Cher’s towns or compared French towns

Le Noyer sits above both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.3% of the town.

58.4median age
Le NoyerCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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.

Ages and diplomas in Le Noyer
Le NoyerCher medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–245.3%9.2%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+38%29%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education25%20%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Noyer: 62% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Le Noyer above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Noyer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Le Noyer is Château de Boucard.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Le Noyer than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

On this, Le Noyer is below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Le Noyer has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 9.5% of the labour force are out of work.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Le Noyer, 0.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Le Noyer is €9.42/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.

€9.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Noyer€9.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €12.15/m² a month)
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Noyer

11pages on Le Noyer

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Noyer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Boucard: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Noyer

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

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Le Noyer’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 →
Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireAubigny-sur-NèreChâtillon-sur-LoireSaint-Martin-d'AuxignyCosne-Cours-sur-LoireAubigny-sur-NèreChâtillon-sur-LoireSaint-Martin-d'AuxignyLe Noyer
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Noyer246—————
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre9,73312BADC+
Aubigny-sur-Nère5,45114B+AB−C−
Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret3,06515A−A−B+B−
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny2,54617—A—D

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

About Le Noyer

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Le Noyer is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. 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
246 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
INSEE code
18168

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.