Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 311 residents and lies in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sury-ès-Bois out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sury-ès-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sury-ès-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Aignan, in Jars, 4.8 mi away.
57% 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 Sury-ès-Bois.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.4%, below Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The median resident of Sury-ès-Bois is 55.3 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sury-ès-Bois | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sury-ès-Bois has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,890 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Sury-ès-Bois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sury-ès-Bois 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 Sury-ès-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sury-ès-Bois | 311 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 8.8 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre | 9,733 | 11 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Briare Loiret | 4,911 | 12 | C | A− | C | B− |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 5,451 | 13 | B+ | A | B− | C− |
| Gien Loiret | 13,459 | 16 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Sury-ès-Bois is a commune of 311 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.