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VillabonCher

A town of 559 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Villabon a good place to live?

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

Villabon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Villabon’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villabon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Château de Savoye
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villabon.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Villabon, above Cher’s towns and compared French towns

19% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, lower than both Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 28% of adults.

40.1median age
VillabonCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villabon
VillabonCher medianFrance median
Under 1522%15%17%
15–248%9.2%11%
25–4426%20%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma14%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education28%20%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Villabon: 23% 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.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villabon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Villabon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Villabon has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,360 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Villabon, 0.2 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Villabon costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.70/m² a month

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

The market in Villabon: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villabon€7.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.19 to €9.57/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villabon

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Landmarks

Villabon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Villabon

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

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Villabon’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 →
AvordSaint-Germain-du-PuyBourgesSaint-DoulchardSaint-Martin-d'AuxignyTrouyAvordSaint-Germain-du-PuyBourgesSaint-DoulchardSaint-Martin-d'AuxignyTrouyVillabon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villabon559—————
Avord2,9094.3A−AB+C−
Saint-Germain-du-Puy4,7799CB+C−B−
Bourges64,18613C+BC−C+
Saint-Doulchard9,64715B+C+C+B+
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny2,54615—A—D
Trouy4,05515BBAC

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

About Villabon

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Villabon is a commune of 559 people in the Communauté de communes La Septaine. 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
559 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes La Septaine
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
INSEE code
18282

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.