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With 4,779 residents, it is a town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
School results trail most towns (C−): bac results 7.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.6 points below the expected rate. Walkability is its strong suit — 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, better than 30% of compared French towns. That places it #11 of 14 in Cher.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Saint-Germain-du-Puy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain-du-Puy 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-du-Puy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2020.
4% 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 Saint-Germain-du-Puy.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saint-Germain-du-Puy is 84.8%, lower than both Cher’s towns (86.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #12 of 14 in Cher. The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 86%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jean MermozNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 115 | 73%−10 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jean de BerryBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 33 | 82%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.9 violent offenses and 23.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 2025 saw 209 offenses recorded in Saint-Germain-du-Puy. On the Safety Grade, Saint-Germain-du-Puy ranks 12th of the 14 compared towns in Cher.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Per resident in work, Saint-Germain-du-Puy counts 1.1 jobs (2,000 jobs, 1,800 workers). At the census, 9.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,040 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, above Cher’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.20/m² a month, between Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Saint-Germain-du-Puy from July 2023 to June 2026: 144 houses and apartments. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.06/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,613/m² | 144 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
462 deaths in Saint-Germain-du-Puy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 532: 13% below. At birth, a girl in Cher can expect 84 years and a boy 78.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Saint-Germain-du-Puy can choose among 4 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Heritage in and near Saint-Germain-du-Puy. Best known first.
Saint-Germain-du-Puy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Germain-du-Puy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 4,779 | — | C | B+ | C− | B− |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 4 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 5.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 7.1 | B | B | A | C |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 7.9 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny | 2,546 | 7.9 | — | A | — | D |
| Avord | 2,909 | 8.8 | A− | A | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #12 of 14 in Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 58 burglaries and 77 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #12 of 14 in Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Germain-du-Puy grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Germain-du-Puy is a commune of 4,779 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. 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) · 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 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.