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Some 649 people live in this town, in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Vailly-sur-Sauldre is too small for the grades other French towns get. 11% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 46% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vailly-sur-Sauldre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vailly-sur-Sauldre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Aignan, in Jars, 4.7 mi away.
19% 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 Vailly-sur-Sauldre.
People 65 and over make up 46% of the town, above both Cher’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.4% of residents. Graduates make up 12% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Vailly-sur-Sauldre | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 46% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 39% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 10.8% are unemployed. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,860 a year.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.78/m² a month. Vailly-sur-Sauldre recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vailly-sur-Sauldre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vailly-sur-Sauldre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vailly-sur-Sauldre | 649 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 10 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 5,451 | 10 | B+ | A | B− | C− |
| Briare Loiret | 4,911 | 13 | C | A− | C | B− |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre | 9,733 | 14 | B | A | D | 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
Vailly-sur-Sauldre is a commune of 649 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.