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Some 680 people live in this town, in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sury-en-Vaux falls below the line for grades. 17% of homes here are second homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sury-en-Vaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sury-en-Vaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sury-en-Vaux.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town, below Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
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.
| Sury-en-Vaux | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sury-en-Vaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.2% of the labour force are out of work. 300 jobs are based in Sury-en-Vaux, for 250 working residents (1.1 per worker). At the census, 14.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Francine LecaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sury-en-Vaux recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Sury-en-Vaux. Best known first.
Sury-en-Vaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Bastien.pierre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sury-en-Vaux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sury-en-Vaux | 680 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre | 9,733 | 6.4 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 15 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre | 4,705 | 16 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sury-en-Vaux is a commune of 680 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
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.