On health it is strong: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,241/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 32% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Athée-sur-Cher has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Athée-sur-Cher with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Athée-sur-Cher.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Athée-sur-Cher than in Indre-et-Loire or compared French towns: 21 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Athée-sur-Cher is Portion d'aqueduc gallo-romain. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a fifth of the total, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Athée-sur-Cher, 4.9%, runs below Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 4.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,700 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Athée-sur-Cher, 0.4 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Athée-sur-Cher’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Athée-sur-Cher can choose among 6 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Athée-sur-Cher records 78 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 310 residents of Athée-sur-Cher died, against 314 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Athée-sur-Cher is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 6.8 mi away.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Athée-sur-Cher · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Athée-sur-Cher are under 15, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
20% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Athée-sur-Cher in two is 42.1.
42.1median age
Athée-sur-CherIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Romain: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tour du Brandon: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Nitray: Photo: DoucF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de la Boissière: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
Famous people from Athée-sur-Cher
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Athée-sur-Cher yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Athée-sur-Cher
Is Athée-sur-Cher safe?
Athée-sur-Cher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Athée-sur-Cher expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,241/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Athée-sur-Cher grades B+ for cost of living.
About Athée-sur-Cher
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Athée-sur-Cher is a commune of 2,855 people in the Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de 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
2,855 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher
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.
