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A town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 166 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sainte-Montaine falls below the line for grades. 49% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sainte-Montaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Montaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Ennordres, 5.3 mi away.
43% 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 Sainte-Montaine.
Children under 15 make up 10%, below both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Sainte-Montaine: 59.5, the median.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Sainte-Montaine | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Sainte-Montaine holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €24,150 a year per consumption unit.
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Montaine from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Montaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Montaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Montaine | 166 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 5,451 | 5.4 | B+ | A | B− | C− |
| Salbris Loir-et-Cher | 4,809 | 13 | C+ | A | B− | C− |
| Lamotte-Beuvron Loir-et-Cher | 4,504 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sainte-Montaine is a commune of 166 people in the Communauté de communes Sauldre et Sologne. 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.