Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Prices are modest for what you get (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Saint-Amand-Montrond’s overall grade is B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #8 of 14 in Cher. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 15.7% unemployment. It lags on safety as well (C) — an average of 12.3 recorded violent incidents and 15.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Amand-Montrond with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Ancienne forteresse de Montrond · Classé · Photo: Julien Descloux · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Amand-Montrond’s story
Saint-Amand-Montrond in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Amand-Montrond: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 8.1 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 81% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1840First protected: Église Saint-Amand
1988Most recently protected: Ancienne forteresse de Montrond
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Amand-Montrond.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Amand-Montrond than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.47/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
458 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Amand-Montrond, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,067/m². Houses sell for €1,111/m² in the town, apartments for €882/m². The sales split: 84% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,067/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Amand-Montrond€1,067/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,111/m²
387
Apartments
€882/m²
71
€8.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €11.13/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de France
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Saint-Amand-Montrond, 15.7%, runs above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 26.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €22,840 a year per consumption unit.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot17%
Bicycle7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,600
jobs based in Saint-Amand-Montrond, 1.7 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Saint-Amand-Montrond: 35% are 65 or over, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. 12% are under 15, lower than both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 19% have a degree.
54.5median age
Saint-Amand-MontrondCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Amand-Montrond keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Amand-Montrond: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Amand. Per 10,000 residents, Saint-Amand-Montrond counts 8.1 protected monuments, higher than both Cher’s towns (5.8) and compared French towns (2.5). Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Amand-Montrond records more crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 288 offenses in Saint-Amand-Montrond. This Cher town has 5,600 jobs for 3,250 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
12.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage112
Family violence43
Other physical violence41
Sexual violence37
Vehicle theft22
Burglary21
Theft from vehicles12
Theft without violence75
Fraud61
Drug use28
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
288
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Amand-Montrond sees 93 deaths per 100 expected, against 97 in Cher’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,045 deaths in Saint-Amand-Montrond between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,732: 18% above. Life expectancy at birth in Cher is 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 2 family doctors.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Amand-Montrond · 1.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Amand-Montrond: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Amand: Photo: Touriste · Public domain · Ancienne église des Carmes: Photo: ClemRutter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien hôtel Neyret de la Ravoie: Photo: Lyokoï · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Saint-Amand-Montrond
36 notable people were born in Saint-Amand-Montrond.
Julian Alaphilippe: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louis Lecoin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Bryan Alaphilippe: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marthe Bonnard: Édouard Vuillard, Public domain · François Popineau: Guillaume70, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Villepelet: Michel Bourdais, CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Amand-Montrond’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Amand-Montrond
Is Saint-Amand-Montrond safe?
It grades C for safety, #11 of 14 in Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 112 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Amand-Montrond good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #8 of 14 in Cher. 90% of 128 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Amand-Montrond expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,067/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Amand-Montrond grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Amand-Montrond
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Amand-Montrond is a commune of 9,899 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de France. 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
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.
