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With 362 residents, it is a town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Léger-le-Petit isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Léger-le-Petit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Léger-le-Petit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église priorale Sainte-Croix, in La Charité-sur-Loire, 4.2 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Léger-le-Petit.
27% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). In addition, the share aged 15 to 24 is 8.3%.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Léger-le-Petit | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €21,700 a year per consumption unit, below both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 5.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Saint-Léger-le-Petit.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Léger-le-Petit is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Léger-le-Petit.
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-Léger-le-Petit | 362 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre | 4,705 | 4.5 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Garchizy Nièvre | 3,648 | 7.2 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Fourchambault Nièvre | 3,992 | 8 | B− | A | C+ | D |
| Guérigny Nièvre | 2,505 | 9.6 | — | A | — | B− |
| Varennes-Vauzelles Nièvre | 9,146 | 9.9 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Marzy Nièvre | 3,623 | 9.9 | A− | B | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Léger-le-Petit is a commune of 362 people in the Communauté de communes Berry-Loire-Vauvise. 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) · 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.