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Saint-JustCher

A town of 656 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Saint-Just a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Saint-Just

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

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Saint-Martin de Plaimpied, in Plaimpied-Givaudins, 2.4 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Just.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Just are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Saint-Just below both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). 19% of residents are children under 15.

44median age
Saint-JustCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Just
Saint-JustCher medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–246.7%9.2%11%
25–4426%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+21%29%22%
No diploma13%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education30%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-Just than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 1.4%

On this, Saint-Just is below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,280 a year per consumption unit. Saint-Just has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Just, 0.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,280
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Just is €11.46/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Just€11.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €15.70/m² a month)
€8.61/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-Just

11pages on Saint-Just

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Saint-Just

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Just yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Just’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 →
TrouyAvordSaint-Germain-du-PuyDun-sur-AuronBourgesLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinTrouyAvordSaint-Germain-du-PuyDun-sur-AuronBourgesLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Just
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Just656—————
Trouy4,0557BBAC
Avord2,9097.4A−AB+C−
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,7797.6CB+C−B−
Dun-sur-Auron3,5247.9AA−A−D
Bourges64,1868C+BC−C+
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,6819.8ABA+B−

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

About Saint-Just

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Saint-Just is a commune of 656 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

Population
656 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
18218

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 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.