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A town of 443 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Senneçay a good place to live?

Senneçay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Senneçay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Senneçay’s story

No historic monuments in Senneçay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Senneçay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Restes du château de Bois-Sire-Amé, in Vorly, 2.4 mi away.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Senneçay.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Senneçay are under 15, more than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 30% of adults. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 43.5, the median resident of Senneçay sits in the middle of the age range.

43.5median age
SenneçayCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Senneçay
SenneçayCher medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–249.5%9.2%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education30%20%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Senneçay has lower unemployment than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Senneçay holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €28,480 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Senneçay, 0.2 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Senneçay costs less than in both Cher’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Senneçay from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Senneçay€8.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.80 to €10.62/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Senneçay

11pages on Senneçay

Landmarks

Nothing in Senneçay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Senneçay

One notable person was born in Senneçay.

Their page →

Senneçay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cher →
TrouyDun-sur-AuronSaint-Florent-sur-CherBourgesLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Germain-du-PuyTrouyDun-sur-AuronSaint-Florent-sur-CherBourgesLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Germain-du-PuySenneçay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Senneçay443—————
Trouy4,0556.7BBAC
Dun-sur-Auron3,5247.7AA−A−D
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,4639.2C−BCD
Bourges64,1869.6C+BC−C+
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,6819.6ABA+B−
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,77911CB+C−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Senneçay

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Senneçay is a commune of 443 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. 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
443 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Dunois
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²)
INSEE code
18248

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.