Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
133 people call this town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Symphorien has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Symphorien does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Symphorien, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
51% 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-Symphorien.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Symphorien, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children are 19% of the town. 20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Symphorien | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 13.3% are unemployed. At the census, 5.8% of working residents in Saint-Symphorien didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Saint-Symphorien. A house rents for an estimated €6.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Symphorien has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Frantztztz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Symphorien yet.
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-Symphorien | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 9,899 | 11 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 13 | C− | B | C | D |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 14 | A | A− | A− | D |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 16 | B | B | A | C |
| Issoudun Indre | 11,159 | 17 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 18 | A | B | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Symphorien is a commune of 133 people in the Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher. 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 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.