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A town of 664 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Oizon a good place to live?

Oizon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Oizon stand out

The 2 things Oizon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de la Verrerie
Château de la Verrerie · Classé · Photo: Dmitry Gurtovoy · CC BY 3.0
Oizon’s story

Oizon in pictures

Oizon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Château de la Verrerie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oizon.

Who lives here

Few people in Oizon are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 22% of adults. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, close to Cher’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Oizon by age and the one in the middle is 51.9.

51.9median age
OizonCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

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 Oizon
OizonCher medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–245.2%9.2%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education22%20%30%

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

History

Oizon keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Oizon is Château de la Verrerie.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Oizon than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.2%

12.6% of the labour force were unemployed, above Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Oizon, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,140 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Oizon, 0.4 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Oizon costs less than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.91/m² a month

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

Oizon recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Oizon€7.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.18 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oizon

12pages on Oizon

Landmarks

Oizon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Verrerie: Photo: Dmitry Gurtovoy · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Oizon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oizon yet.

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Oizon’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 →
Aubigny-sur-NèreChâtillon-sur-LoireBriareGienAubigny-sur-NèreChâtillon-sur-LoireBriareGienOizon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Oizon664—————
Aubigny-sur-Nère5,4514B+AB−C−
Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret3,06514A−A−B+B−
Briare Loiret4,91116CA−CB−
Gien Loiret13,45917C−B+C−C−

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

About Oizon

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Oizon is a commune of 664 people in the Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne. 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
664 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
24.1 sq mi (62.4 km²)
INSEE code
18170

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.