Sainte-Solange has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sainte-Solange with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Solange.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Sainte-Solange costs less than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.70/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,381/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Sainte-Solange between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.61/m² a month.
€1,381/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Solange€1,381/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,381/m²
30
€7.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.19 to €9.57/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Sainte-Solange run above what its ages would predict: 109 per 100 expected, more than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Cher is 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 86 deaths in Sainte-Solange from 2016 to 2025; there were 94, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Solange is Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur, 6.5 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Sainte-Solange · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Sainte-Solange, 7.4%, runs below Cher’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 100 jobs are based in Sainte-Solange, for 500 working residents (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €26,010 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Sainte-Solange, 0.2 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of residents, close to Cher’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
49.7median age
Sainte-SolangeCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Solange
Is Sainte-Solange safe?
Sainte-Solange has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Sainte-Solange expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,381/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Solange grades A+ for cost of living.
About Sainte-Solange
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sainte-Solange is a commune of 1,111 people in the Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry. 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.
