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Home to 402 people, this town lies in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Villeneuve-sur-Cher isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The one thing Villeneuve-sur-Cher does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villeneuve-sur-Cher: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-sur-Cher.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, near Cher’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). 7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Villeneuve-sur-Cher | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Villeneuve-sur-Cher is Dolmen dit La Table ou La Pierre de la Roche. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,190 a year. 7.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 8.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VoltaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 173 | 84%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Villeneuve-sur-Cher.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Villeneuve-sur-Cher has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villeneuve-sur-Cher yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-sur-Cher | 402 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 2.4 | C− | B | C | D |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 5.7 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 7.1 | B | B | A | C |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,380 | 8.3 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 9 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 9.5 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Villeneuve-sur-Cher is a commune of 402 people in the Communauté de communes FerCher. 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.