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Nohant-en-GraçayCher

Some 289 people live in this town, in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Nohant-en-Graçay a good place to live?

There are no grades for Nohant-en-Graçay: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of its homes are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Nohant-en-Graçay stand out

The 2 things Nohant-en-Graçay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Original uploader was Accrochoc at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nohant-en-Graçay’s story

Nohant-en-Graçay in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Nohant-en-Graçay counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1921First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nohant-en-Graçay.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Nohant-en-Graçay than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

Degrees are held by 27% of adults, between Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8% of residents. Line up the people of Nohant-en-Graçay by age and the one in the middle is 55.3.

55.3median age
Nohant-en-GraçayCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nohant-en-Graçay
Nohant-en-GraçayCher medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248%9.2%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+34%29%22%
No diploma24%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education27%20%30%

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

History

Nohant-en-Graçay keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Nohant-en-Graçay is Église Saint-Martin. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Nohant-en-Graçay, 6.8%, runs below Cher’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €26,110 a year per consumption unit, above Cher’s towns (€24,000) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport4%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Nohant-en-Graçay, 0.2 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Nohant-en-Graçay costs less than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.28/m² a month

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

Sales in Nohant-en-Graçay from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

€9.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nohant-en-Graçay€9.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€9.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €12.15/m² a month)
€6.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Chêne and 3 more in and around Nohant-en-Graçay

Heritage and museums in and near Nohant-en-Graçay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nohant-en-Graçay

12pages on Nohant-en-Graçay

Landmarks

Nohant-en-Graçay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Original uploader was Accrochoc at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nohant-en-Graçay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nohant-en-Graçay yet.

How we find them →

Nohant-en-Graçay’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cher →
MéreauVierzonVillefranche-sur-CherIssoudunChabrisMehun-sur-YèvreMéreauVierzonVillefranche-sur-CherIssoudunChabrisMehun-sur-YèvreNohant-en-Graçay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nohant-en-Graçay289—————
Méreau2,6328.1—A+—B−
Vierzon25,06810CADC−
Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,67813BAA−D
Issoudun Indre11,15914C−A+D−C
Chabris Indre2,74014—A—C
Mehun-sur-Yèvre6,38015CAC+D

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

About Nohant-en-Graçay

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Nohant-en-Graçay is a commune of 289 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

Population
289 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code
18167

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.