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A town of 520 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Préveranges a good place to live?

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

What makes Préveranges stand out

The 3 things Préveranges does most differently from other towns.

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Préveranges’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Préveranges skews older, with 46% of residents 65 or over, more than Cher’s towns or compared French towns

Préveranges sits above both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Children are 7.7% of the town.

63.5median age
PréverangesCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education19%

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 Préveranges
PréverangesCher medianFrance median
Under 157.7%15%17%
15–245%9.2%11%
25–4411%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+46%29%22%
No diploma28%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education19%20%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Préveranges: 33% 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.

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Préveranges, 16.7%, runs above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Préveranges is above both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Préveranges has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,330 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Préveranges, 0.7 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
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 Préveranges than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.72/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Préveranges comes below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €679/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Préveranges from July 2023 to June 2026.

€679/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Préveranges€679/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€679/m²35
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Préveranges

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Préveranges

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

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Préveranges’ 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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HurielDomératLa ChâtrePrémilhatMontluçonHurielDomératLa ChâtrePrémilhatMontluçonPréveranges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Préveranges520—————
Huriel Allier2,53612—A+—C
Domérat Allier8,62215BAAC+
La Châtre Indre4,03716A−ADA−
Prémilhat Allier2,54017—A—C−
Montluçon Allier33,14718CADC

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

About Préveranges

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Préveranges is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud. 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
520 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
14.7 sq mi (38 km²)
INSEE code
18187

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.