Lignières 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 2.2 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.
Each subject compares Lignières 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lignières.
Who lives here
An older town: 42% of people in Lignières are 65 or over, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.3%, below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 16% of adults. Ages in Lignières split evenly at 59.2: half are older, half younger.
59.2median age
LignièresCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
For walkability, Lignières ranks above 75% of compared French towns
12.9% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €23,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 14.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot11%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Lignières, 1.3 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Lignières run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 290 deaths in Lignières from 2016 to 2025; there were 361, 24% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Lignières records 98 deaths per 100 expected, close to Cher’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Lignières is Centre hospitalier, 15.2 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Cher is 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Lignières · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
15.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Lignières keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Lignières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lignières
Is Lignières safe?
Lignières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 500 jobs for 400 working residents, Lignières draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Lignières good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lignières expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €782/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lignières grades A+ for cost of living.
About Lignières
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Lignières is a commune of 1,310 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
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.
