Massay 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 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 Massay 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 Massay.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Massay than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.92/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €957/m², comes from 63 sales of houses and apartments in Massay from July 2023 to June 2026. A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry. From July 2023 to June 2026, 63 homes were sold locally.
€957/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Massay€957/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€957/m²
63
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €10.05/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Massay has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, near Cher’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. The age that splits Massay in two is 49.1.
49.1median age
MassayCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Massay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
The median disposable income was €24,760 a year per consumption unit, close to Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.8% of working residents in Massay at the census. Also worth knowing: 10.4% of people in the labour force have no job.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Massay, 0.5 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Massay records 92 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Cher’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 232 deaths in Massay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 195: 19% above. There is one general practitioner locally.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Massay · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Vierzon
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Vierzon
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Massay keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Massay is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martin. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 3, make up the bulk.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Massay
Is Massay safe?
Massay 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 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Massay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €957/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Massay grades A+ for cost of living.
About Massay
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Massay is a commune of 1,345 people in the Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-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
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.
