INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Vallenay: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Vallenay sits above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vallenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Vallenay, 21.0%, runs above Cher’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Vallenay above both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vallenay has 250 jobs for 250 working residents, 1.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,200 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Vallenay, 1.2 per working resident
21.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Vallenay costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Vallenay is below both Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €726/m², comes from 36 sales of houses and apartments in Vallenay from July 2023 to June 2026.
€726/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vallenay€726/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€726/m²
36
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.49 to €9.54/m² a month)
€6.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vallenay
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Vallenay is a commune of 687 people in the Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher. 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
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.