Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 191 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Primelles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Primelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Primelles.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Primelles is Église Saint-Laurent. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Cher’s towns (29%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Primelles | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.3% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €23,900 a year per consumption unit, about level with Cher’s towns (€24,000) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Primelles didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.54/m² a month. Sales in Primelles from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Neigedvt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Primelles yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primelles | 191 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 5 | C− | B | C | D |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 10 | B | B | A | C |
| Issoudun Indre | 11,159 | 10 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 11 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 14 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 14 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Primelles is a commune of 191 people in the Communauté de communes FerCher. 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
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.