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Les Aix-d'AngillonCher

1,877 residents make their home in this town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

Is Les Aix-d'Angillon a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,329/m².

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Les Aix-d'Angillon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Les Aix-d'Angillon stand out

The 2 things Les Aix-d'Angillon does most differently from other towns.

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How Les Aix-d'Angillon grades

Each subject compares Les Aix-d'Angillon 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.

How grading works

Les Aix-d'Angillon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA+Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areC+Open →Jobs & income7.9% unemploymentC+Open →Walkability87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Collégiale Saint-Germain
Collégiale Saint-Germain · Classé · Photo: Brunodumaine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Aix-d'Angillon’s story

Les Aix-d'Angillon in pictures

Les Aix-d'Angillon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Collégiale Saint-Germain
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Aix-d'Angillon.

HousingCost of living A+

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Les Aix-d'Angillon than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.08/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. Sales in Les Aix-d'Angillon from July 2023 to June 2026: 69 houses and apartments.

€1,329/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Les Aix-d'Angillon€1,329/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,333/m²67
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.51 to €10.01/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Les Aix-d'Angillon than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, near Cher’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.9% of residents.

47.9median age
Les Aix-d'AngillonCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 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 Les Aix-d'Angillon
Les Aix-d'AngillonCher medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249.9%9.2%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma24%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education19%20%30%

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

HealthHealth C+

Allowing for age and care homes, Les Aix-d'Angillon sees 92 deaths per 100 expected, against 97 in Cher’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In Cher, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 346 deaths in Les Aix-d'Angillon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 293: 18% above. The nearest emergency department to Les Aix-d'Angillon is Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur, 10.1 mi away.

−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw118
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Les Aix-d'Angillon · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.

History

Les Aix-d'Angillon has 1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Les Aix-d'Angillon is Collégiale Saint-Germain.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Fewer people in Les Aix-d'Angillon are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.9%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.9% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income is €24,400 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Les Aix-d'Angillon didn’t travel to work at all.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
500
jobs based in Les Aix-d'Angillon, 0.6 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Aix-d'Angillon

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Landmarks

Les Aix-d'Angillon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Collégiale Saint-Germain: Photo: Brunodumaine · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Aix-d'Angillon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Les Aix-d'Angillon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Les Aix-d'Angillon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Saint-Martin-d'AuxignySaint-Germain-du-PuyBourgesSaint-DoulchardAvordLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Martin-d'AuxignySaint-Germain-du-PuyBourgesSaint-DoulchardAvordLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinLes Aix-d'Angillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Aix-d'Angillon1,877——A+—C+
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny2,5467.9—A—D
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,7797.9CB+C−B−
Bourges64,18611C+BC−C+
Saint-Doulchard9,64712B+C+C+B+
Avord2,90912A−AB+C−
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,68115ABA+B−

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

Questions about Les Aix-d'Angillon

Is Les Aix-d'Angillon safe?

Les Aix-d'Angillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.

Is Les Aix-d'Angillon expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Les Aix-d'Angillon grades A+ for cost of living.

About Les Aix-d'Angillon

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Les Aix-d'Angillon is a commune of 1,877 people in the Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry. 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
1,877 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
18003

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 4, 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.