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With 303 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Méhers falls below the line for grades.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Méhers counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
30% 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 Méhers.
Children are 16% of the town. 25% of residents are 65 or over, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). At 46.6, the median resident of Méhers sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Méhers | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Méhers is Manoir de Beauregard. On the Culture ministry’s list, Méhers counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Méhers has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €26,440 a year per consumption unit.
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.
14 houses and apartments changed hands in Méhers from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Culture ministry’s list, Méhers counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Méhers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méhers | 303 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyers-sur-Cher | 2,631 | 4.3 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Saint-Aignan | 2,789 | 6.2 | B | A | D | A |
| Selles-sur-Cher | 4,184 | 6.6 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne | 6,860 | 7.4 | B+ | A | C | B− |
| Chabris Indre | 2,740 | 11 | — | A | — | C |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 3,611 | 12 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Méhers is a commune of 303 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
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.