Châtillon-sur-Cher’s schools beat most (A): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,145/m²: 70 m² comes to 3.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Châtillon-sur-Cher has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtillon-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 Châtillon-sur-Cher.
Schools
Schools around Châtillon-sur-Cher do better than those of 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Châtillon-sur-Cher, 91.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 13.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Châtillon-sur-Cher is harder to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns
The median disposable income is €24,090 a year per consumption unit. 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%. Jobs located in Châtillon-sur-Cher: 200, for 700 residents in work (0.3 each).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Châtillon-sur-Cher, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Châtillon-sur-Cher run higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Loir-et-Cher can expect 85.2 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted for age and care homes, Châtillon-sur-Cher records 105 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 179 residents of Châtillon-sur-Cher died, against 171 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Châtillon-sur-Cher is Ch Romorantin Lanthenay, 12.6 mi away.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châtillon-sur-Cher · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Romorantin Lanthenay
12.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Romorantin Lanthenay
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.95/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,145/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Châtillon-sur-Cher from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.36/m² a month.
€1,145/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon-sur-Cher€1,145/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,145/m²
69
€9.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €13.57/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Châtillon-sur-Cher keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Châtillon-sur-Cher; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Châtillon-sur-Cher hold a degree than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 19%
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. The middle age in Châtillon-sur-Cher is 46.1.
46.1median age
Châtillon-sur-CherLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Châtillon-sur-Cher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 17 offenses in Châtillon-sur-Cher in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.2 violent offenses and 10.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes locally.
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary9
Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
45.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 45.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtillon-sur-Cher
Is Châtillon-sur-Cher safe?
Châtillon-sur-Cher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtillon-sur-Cher good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtillon-sur-Cher expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,145/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtillon-sur-Cher grades A− for cost of living.
About Châtillon-sur-Cher
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Châtillon-sur-Cher is a commune of 1,700 people in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis. 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.
