Sancoins grades B+ overall: better than 69% of compared French towns, and #6 of 14 in Cher. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% 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 2.6 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Sancoins 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 Sancoins.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sancoins than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.33/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Cher costs less to buy into than Sancoins, at €802/m², the lowest of 16. The median price, €802/m², comes from 141 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 99% of what sold.
€802/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sancoins€802/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€802/m²
140
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.70 to €9.44/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Les Trois Provinces
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Sancoins run above what its ages would predict: 110 per 100 expected, more than Cher’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
626 deaths in Sancoins between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 490: 28% above. The nearest emergency department to Sancoins is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 14.1 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors. 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.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Sancoins · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
14.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Sancoins: 36% are 65 or over, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 11% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.7% of residents.
57.4median age
SancoinsCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma40%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education11%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Sancoins has less crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 44 offenses in Sancoins in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Sancoins (1,150 to 900): it draws people in from around. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.1 cases of violence against people and 11.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Burglary16
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence11
Fraud9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
44
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Sancoins has higher unemployment than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 18.2%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,140 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.9% of working residents in Sancoins didn’t travel to work at all. 13.2% of Sancoins’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 77% drove.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
1,150
jobs based in Sancoins, 1.3 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Sancoins keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sancoins; none is classé, France’s top protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sancoins
Is Sancoins safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #5 of 14 in Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Is Sancoins expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €802/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sancoins grades A+ for cost of living.
About Sancoins
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sancoins is a commune of 2,951 people in the Communauté de communes Les Trois Provinces. 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.
