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A town of 1,357 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Levet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Levet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Levet 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Levet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes du château de Bois-Sire-Amé, in Vorly, 3.5 mi away.
14% 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 Levet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,388/m², between Cher’s towns (€1,298/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 48 homes in Levet.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,388/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Levet. The nearest emergency department to Levet is Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur, 11.1 mi away. 117 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 141: 17% below. In Cher, women can expect to live 84 years and men 78.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Unemployment runs at 8.3%. 250 jobs are based in Levet, for 600 working residents (0.4 per worker). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €26,800 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 24% of residents are 65 or over. Line up the people of Levet by age and the one in the middle is 46.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Levet | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Levet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Levet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levet | 1,357 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 7.6 | B | B | A | C |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 8.3 | A | A− | A− | D |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 8.6 | C− | B | C | D |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 10 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 13 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Levet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Levet grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Levet is a commune of 1,357 people in the Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher. 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) · 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 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.