On this, Limeux is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Limeux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

13th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageLimeux’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Limeux?”

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

Who lives here

Limeux has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Limeux comes below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

47.7median age

LimeuxCher medianFrance median

Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Limeux
	Limeux	Cher median	France median
Under 15	19%	15%	17%
15–24	4.5%	9.2%	11%
25–44	23%	20%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	23%	29%	22%
No diploma	20%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	18%	18%
Higher education	31%	20%	30%

Full pageLimeux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.7 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Limeux?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Limeux, 2.6%, runs below Cher’s towns and compared French towns

For Limeux, that is below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Limeux has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,760 a year per consumption unit.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Limeux, 0.1 per working resident

2.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,760

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLimeux’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,760 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Limeux than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.80/m² a month

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

Limeux sits below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Limeux€8.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cher median€9.78/m²

€8.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.14 to €10.84/m² a month)

€7.83/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLimeux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saragosse and 4 more in and around Limeux

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Limeux. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saragossein town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de Saint-Laurent de Manzayin town AttractionAttractionLes Prairies de l'Arnon4.6 km west, in Reuilly ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cerbois4.6 km north, in Cerbois ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lazenay3.6 km west, in Lazenay

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Limeux

12pages on Limeux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.8 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Limeux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Ancien prieuré de Saint-Laurent de ManzayPriory · 13th c.

Château de SaragosseChâteau · 14th–17th c.

Photo credits

Château de Saragosse: Photo: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Limeux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Limeux yet.

How we find them →

Limeux’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 →

Mehun-sur-YèvreMéreauSaint-Florent-sur-CherLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinVierzonIssoudunLimeux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Limeux	166	—	—	—	—	—
Mehun-sur-Yèvre	6,380	6.9	C	A	C⁺	D
Méreau	2,632	8.3	—	A⁺	—	B⁻
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher	6,463	8.7	C⁻	B	C	D
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin	3,681	10	A	B	A⁺	B⁻
Vierzon	25,068	10	C	A	D	C⁻
Issoudun Indre	11,159	10	C⁻	A⁺	D⁻	C

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

About Limeux

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Limeux is a commune of 166 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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: 166 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Berry
Département: Cher (18)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code: 18128

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.