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A town of 220 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Touchay a good place to live?

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

What makes Touchay stand out

The 2 things Touchay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Maurice Utrillo · Public domain
Touchay’s story

Touchay in pictures

Touchay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Château de l'Isle-sur-Arnon
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Touchay.

Who lives here

Touchay has fewer young adults than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, between Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 7% of the people here. 35% of residents have reached 65.

58.6median age
TouchayCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Touchay
TouchayCher medianFrance median
Under 157%15%17%
15–245.1%9.2%11%
25–4414%20%23%
45–6439%27%26%
65+35%29%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education26%20%30%

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

History

Touchay keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 62% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Touchay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Touchay, 14.1%, runs above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 3.1% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 100 residents in work, Touchay has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. The median disposable income is €24,610 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Touchay, 0.5 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
17%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 3.1 mi away.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Touchay88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Philibert LautissierNearest collègeCollègeCollège4288%+1 pt
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Touchay than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.24/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Touchay.

€7.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Touchay€7.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.49 to €9.54/m² a month)
€6.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de l'Isle-sur-Arnon and 5 more in and around Touchay

Heritage and museums in and near Touchay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Touchay

13pages on Touchay

Landmarks

Touchay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Maurice Utrillo · Public domain

Famous people from Touchay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Touchay yet.

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Touchay’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 →
Saint-Amand-MontrondLa ChâtreSaint-Amand-MontrondLa ChâtreTouchay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Touchay220—————
Saint-Amand-Montrond9,89914B−ACC+
La Châtre Indre4,03714A−ADA−

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

About Touchay

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Touchay is a commune of 220 people in the Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud. 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
220 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code
18266

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.