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A town of 456 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Menetou-Râtel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. A fifth of homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Menetou-Râtel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Menetou-Râtel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Boucard, in Le Noyer, 3.4 mi away.
39% 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 Menetou-Râtel.
22% of adults hold a degree, between Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Half the people of Menetou-Râtel are older than 48.6.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Menetou-Râtel | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,670 a year per consumption unit, above Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Menetou-Râtel counts 0.8 jobs (150 jobs, 200 workers). At the census, 7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Menetou-Râtel recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.30/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Menetou-Râtel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Menetou-Râtel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menetou-Râtel | 456 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre | 9,733 | 9.1 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 16 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre | 4,705 | 17 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 5,451 | 18 | B+ | A | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Menetou-Râtel is a commune of 456 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. 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) · 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.