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Neuvy-le-BarroisCher

With 147 residents, it is a town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Neuvy-le-Barrois a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Neuvy-le-Barrois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes.

What makes Neuvy-le-Barrois stand out

The one thing Neuvy-le-Barrois does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0
Neuvy-le-Barrois’ story

Neuvy-le-Barrois in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Neuvy-le-Barrois; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

69% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Baffier, born in 1851, is the one person born in Neuvy-le-Barrois before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

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History

Neuvy-le-Barrois keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 69% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Neuvy-le-Barrois; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Neuvy-le-Barrois, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

49.2median age
Neuvy-le-BarroisCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Neuvy-le-Barrois
Neuvy-le-BarroisCher medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–248.8%9.2%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+25%29%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education28%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Neuvy-le-Barrois are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.0%

4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Neuvy-le-Barrois counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). The median disposable income is €24,570 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Neuvy-le-Barrois, 0.5 per working resident
3.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Neuvy-le-Barrois than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month

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

Sales in Neuvy-le-Barrois from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Neuvy-le-Barrois€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.58/m² a month)
€6.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier and 4 more in and around Neuvy-le-Barrois

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Neuvy-le-Barrois. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Neuvy-le-Barrois

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Landmarks

Neuvy-le-Barrois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Neuvy-le-Barrois

One notable person was born in Neuvy-le-Barrois.

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Neuvy-le-Barrois’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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SancoinsLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisMarzyNeversFourchambaultImphySancoinsLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisMarzyNeversFourchambaultImphyNeuvy-le-Barrois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Neuvy-le-Barrois147—————
Sancoins2,9515.8B+A+B+D
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois3,1517C+A+B+C
Marzy Nièvre3,6239A−BAB−
Nevers Nièvre33,08510CA−DC+
Fourchambault Nièvre3,99211B−AC+D
Imphy Nièvre3,18212C+ABD

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

About Neuvy-le-Barrois

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Neuvy-le-Barrois is a commune of 147 people in the Communauté de communes Les Trois Provinces. 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
147 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Trois Provinces
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
16.3 sq mi (42.2 km²)
INSEE code
18164

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 November 4, 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.