Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 140 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Chouday is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Chouday counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.
34% 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 Chouday.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chouday is Église Saint-Martin. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
20% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, lower than both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 30% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Chouday | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 50 residents in work, Chouday has 50 jobs: 1 each. The median disposable income was €26,050 a year per consumption unit, above Indre’s towns (€23,370) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 10.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Chouday from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Chouday has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chouday 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chouday | 140 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoudun | 11,159 | 4 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher Cher | 6,463 | 11 | C− | B | C | D |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 16 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin Cher | 3,681 | 16 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Trouy Cher | 4,055 | 17 | B | B | A | C |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre Cher | 6,380 | 18 | C | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Chouday is a commune of 140 people in the Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts. 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 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.