INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chéniers: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Chéniers, that is above both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chéniers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chéniers is Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Chéniers has higher unemployment than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 16.9%
Chéniers sits above both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Chéniers has 200 jobs for 150 working residents, 1.2 per worker. At the census, 6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Chéniers, 1.2 per working resident
16.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,150
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
The median sale price of homes in Chéniers is €845/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 43 sales of houses and apartments in Chéniers from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,137/m² for the median of compared towns in Creuse.
€845/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chéniers€845/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€845/m²
43
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chéniers
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chéniers is a commune of 554 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Dunois. 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.
