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A town of 415 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Parassy a good place to live?

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

Parassy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Parassy’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Parassy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th 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.

Félix Millet, born in 1844, is the one person born in Parassy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1926First protected: Église de la Sainte-Trinité
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parassy.

History

Old homes shape Parassy: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Parassy, that is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Parassy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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

Few people in Parassy are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Parassy sits below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

47.4median age
ParassyCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Parassy
ParassyCher medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.6%9.2%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+24%29%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education26%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Parassy, 6.0%, runs below Cher’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Parassy below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Parassy has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Parassy, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Parassy costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.97/m² a month

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

On this, Parassy is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Parassy€7.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.07/m² a month)
€7.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Menetou-Salon and 3 more in and around Parassy

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Parassy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Parassy

12pages on Parassy

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Parassy

One notable person was born in Parassy.

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Parassy’s 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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Saint-Martin-d'AuxignySaint-Germain-du-PuySaint-DoulchardBourgesAvordLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Martin-d'AuxignySaint-Germain-du-PuySaint-DoulchardBourgesAvordLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinParassy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Parassy415—————
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny2,5467—A—D
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,7799.6CB+C−B−
Saint-Doulchard9,64712B+C+C+B+
Bourges64,18612C+BC−C+
Avord2,90914A−AB+C−
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,68116ABA+B−

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

About Parassy

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Parassy is a commune of 415 people in the Communauté de communes Terres du Haut 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
415 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²)
INSEE code
18176

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.