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VenesmesCher

A town of 782 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population
782
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.94
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,300
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Venesmes a good place to live?

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

What makes Venesmes stand out

The one thing Venesmes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%VenesmesMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église collégiale Saint-Pierre
Église collégiale Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Frantztztz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Venesmes’ story

Venesmes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Venesmes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Ancien château d'Aigues-Mortes
  • 1927Most recently protected: Église collégiale Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Venesmes.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Venesmes, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Venesmes comes below both Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town.

50.5median age
VenesmesCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Venesmes
VenesmesCher medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248.9%9.2%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+25%29%22%
No diploma18%25%19%
CAP or BEP39%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education21%20%30%
Full pageVenesmes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages50.5 median age · 25% are 65 or overHouseholds400 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Venesmes?”

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

History

Venesmes keeps more of its old housing than Cher or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

For Venesmes, that is above both Cher’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Venesmes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected
Full pageVenesmes’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Venesmes?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Venesmes are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.8%

Venesmes sits below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Venesmes has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 4.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Venesmes, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVenesmes’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentGetting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Venesmes is €9.94/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Venesmes€9.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.97 to €12.39/m² a month)
€6.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVenesmes’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.94/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Venesmes

12pages on Venesmes
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing28 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors2% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 50.5History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Venesmes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Inscrit
Ancien château d'Aigues-MortesChâteau · 15th & 16th c.
Église collégiale Saint-PierreChurch · 12th–19th c.
Photo credits

Église collégiale Saint-Pierre: Photo: Frantztztz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Venesmes

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

How we find them →

Venesmes’ 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-Florent-sur-CherTrouySaint-Amand-MontrondDun-sur-AuronLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinIssoudunSaint-Florent-sur-CherTrouySaint-Amand-MontrondDun-sur-AuronLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinIssoudunVenesmes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Venesmes782—————
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,46310C−BCD
Trouy4,05513BBAC
Saint-Amand-Montrond9,89913B−ACC+
Dun-sur-Auron3,52413AA−A−D
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,68115ABA+B−
Issoudun Indre11,15916C−A+D−C

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

About Venesmes

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Venesmes is a commune of 782 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

Population
782 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
12.3 sq mi (31.8 km²)
INSEE code
18273

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.