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147 residents make their home in this town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Le Pondy out for now. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
The 2 things Le Pondy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Pondy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Thaumiers, 1.3 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pondy.
Children under 15 count for 10% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Le Pondy are older than 58.8.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Pondy | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.7% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.9% of commuters at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,550 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.87/m² a month. Sales in Le Pondy from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Pondy. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Pondy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Pondy yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pondy | 147 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 6.4 | A | A− | A− | D |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 9,899 | 8.2 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Sancoins | 2,951 | 14 | B+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Avord | 2,909 | 16 | A− | A | B+ | C− |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 3,151 | 18 | C+ | A+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Pondy is a commune of 147 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. 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
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.