Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly a quarter of its housing. It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Pierre-les-Bois stand out
The 2 things Saint-Pierre-les-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.4% of residents. The middle age in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is 57.3.
57.3median age
Saint-Pierre-les-BoisCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Pierre-les-Bois keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Saint-Pierre-les-Bois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,330 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 12.1%, near Cher’s towns (11.7%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.1% of commuters at the census. For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Pierre-les-Bois has 50 jobs: 0.4 each.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois, 0.4 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is a commune of 261 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud. 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.
