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Saint-Denis-de-PalinCher

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

Is Saint-Denis-de-Palin a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Denis-de-Palin out for now.

Saint-Denis-de-Palin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Denis-de-Palin’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Denis-de-Palin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Denis-de-Palin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Restes du château de Bois-Sire-Amé, in Vorly, 1.3 mi away.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-de-Palin.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Denis-de-Palin are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. 18% are under 15, higher than both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.

46median age
Saint-Denis-de-PalinCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Denis-de-Palin
Saint-Denis-de-PalinCher medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–245.5%9.2%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+25%29%22%
No diploma13%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education31%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 Saint-Denis-de-Palin than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,710 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 8.4%, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Denis-de-Palin has 50 jobs: 0.6 each.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Denis-de-Palin, 0.6 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Denis-de-Palin costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.50/m² a month

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

Saint-Denis-de-Palin recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Denis-de-Palin€8.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.80 to €10.62/m² a month)
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Denis-de-Palin

11pages on Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Denis-de-Palin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Denis-de-Palin yet.

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Saint-Denis-de-Palin’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 →
Dun-sur-AuronTrouyAvordBourgesSaint-Germain-du-PuySaint-Florent-sur-CherDun-sur-AuronTrouyAvordBourgesSaint-Germain-du-PuySaint-Florent-sur-CherSaint-Denis-de-Palin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Denis-de-Palin274—————
Dun-sur-Auron3,5244AA−A−D
Trouy4,05510BBAC
Avord2,90911A−AB+C−
Bourges64,18612C+BC−C+
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,77913CB+C−B−
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,46313C−BCD

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

About Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Saint-Denis-de-Palin is a commune of 274 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. 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
274 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Dunois
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
11.9 sq mi (30.9 km²)
INSEE code
18204

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 4, 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.