French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Loye-sur-Arnon out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Loye-sur-Arnon stand out
The 2 things Loye-sur-Arnon does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Touriste (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · Public domain
Loye-sur-Arnon’s story
Loye-sur-Arnon in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Loye-sur-Arnon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1926First protected: Église Saint-Martin
1974Most recently protected: Manoir des Girouettes
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loye-sur-Arnon.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Loye-sur-Arnon, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, near Cher’s towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Typical age in Loye-sur-Arnon: 53.6, the median.
53.6median age
Loye-sur-ArnonCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Loye-sur-Arnon: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Loye-sur-Arnon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Loye-sur-Arnon are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.6%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,160 a year per consumption unit, close to Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, Loye-sur-Arnon has 50 jobs: 0.6 each. Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Loye-sur-Arnon, 0.6 per working resident
16.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Touriste (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · Public domain
Famous people from Loye-sur-Arnon
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Loye-sur-Arnon yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Loye-sur-Arnon
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Loye-sur-Arnon is a commune of 305 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud. 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.
