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Saint-Aignan-des-NoyersCher

77 people call this town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.

Is Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. Over-65s are a third of the population.

What makes Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers stand out

The 2 things Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Ancien village médiéval dénommé la Vieille Ville de Venoux
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Landmarks

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.6% of Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers, fewer than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns

55.5median age

People 65 and over make up a third of the town, higher than both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 15% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town.

Saint-Aignan-des-NoyersCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers
Saint-Aignan-des-NoyersCher medianFrance median
Under 159.6%15%17%
15–249.6%9.2%11%
25–4416%20%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+33%29%22%
No diploma29%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat26%18%18%
Higher education15%20%30%

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

History

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 56% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers, 18.4%, runs above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

13%walk, cycle or take transit

12.9% of Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers, 0.2 per working resident
18.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
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 Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.02/m² a month

€7.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers€7.02/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.46 to €9.02/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers is a commune of 77 people in the Communauté de communes Les Trois Provinces. 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
77 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Trois Provinces
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
18196

Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers’ 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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SancoinsDun-sur-AuronLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisSaint-Amand-MontrondSancoinsDun-sur-AuronLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisSaint-Amand-MontrondSaint-Aignan-des-Noyers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers77—————
Sancoins2,9516.9B+A+B+D
Dun-sur-Auron3,52414AA−A−D
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois3,15115C+A+B+C
Saint-Amand-Montrond9,89915B−ACC+

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

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 November 9, 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.