Neuvy-sur-Barangeon’s best grade is for cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add health to its strengths (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. Holiday and other second homes account for 21% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Neuvy-sur-Barangeon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Neuvy-sur-Barangeon 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 Neuvy-sur-Barangeon.
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon are 65 or over, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns
Among adults, 20% have a degree. 6.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 12% of the town.
56.7median age
Neuvy-sur-BarangeonCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.97/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,316/m², near Cher’s towns (€1,298/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Neuvy-sur-Barangeon recorded 35 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,316/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon€1,316/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,352/m²
34
€7.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.07/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.46/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
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Neuvy-sur-Barangeon sees fewer deaths than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Neuvy-sur-Barangeon is Ch de Vierzon, 11.3 mi away. Women in Cher live to 84 on average and men to 78.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 2 family doctors.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Vierzon
11.3 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
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For jobs & income, Neuvy-sur-Barangeon gets a C−
Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €25,120 a year per consumption unit, higher than Cher’s towns (€24,000) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 11.0%.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon, 0.6 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuvy-sur-Barangeon
Is Neuvy-sur-Barangeon safe?
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Neuvy-sur-Barangeon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Neuvy-sur-Barangeon grades A for cost of living.
About Neuvy-sur-Barangeon
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon is a commune of 1,126 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.
