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A town of 818 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Quincy a good place to live?

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

What makes Quincy stand out

The one thing Quincy does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Quincy et ses dépendances
Château de Quincy et ses dépendances · Classé · Photo: Ponterubeo18 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quincy’s story

Quincy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quincy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Château de Quincy et ses dépendances
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Nearby attractions

Château de Quincy and 9 more in and around Quincy

Heritage and museums in and near Quincy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quincy.

History

Old homes shape Quincy: 21% 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.

On this, Quincy is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quincy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Quincy is Château de Quincy et ses dépendances.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Quincy, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Quincy comes above both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population.

44.2median age
QuincyCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quincy
QuincyCher medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–247.8%9.2%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+21%29%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education25%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Quincy than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

For Quincy, that is below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Quincy has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Quincy, 0.5 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Quincy sits below both Cher’s towns (86.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Quincy82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Irène Joliot-CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège9182%−7 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Quincy than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.97/m² a month

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

That puts Quincy below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,029/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Quincy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,029/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Quincy€1,029/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,029/m²33
€7.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.07/m² a month)
€7.83/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 Quincy

14pages on Quincy

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Quincy et ses dépendances: Photo: Ponterubeo18 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Quincy

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

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Quincy’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 →
Mehun-sur-YèvreMéreauVierzonLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-DoulchardSaint-Florent-sur-CherMehun-sur-YèvreMéreauVierzonLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-DoulchardSaint-Florent-sur-CherQuincy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quincy818—————
Mehun-sur-Yèvre6,3803.2CAC+D
Méreau2,6326—A+—B−
Vierzon25,0687.2CADC−
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,6819.5ABA+B−
Saint-Doulchard9,64710B+C+C+B+
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,46311C−BCD

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

About Quincy

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Quincy is a commune of 818 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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
818 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Berry
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.3 km²)
INSEE code
18190

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.