Is Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 18% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
What makes Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois stand out
The 2 things Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois.
Who lives here
Few people in Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, near Cher’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois: 50.5, the median.
50.5median age
Sainte-Gemme-en-SancerroisCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois has lower unemployment than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%
Half of residents lived on more than €28,760 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 150 residents in work, Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.0% of commuters at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois, 0.6 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois is a commune of 400 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. 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
400 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
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.
