Saint-Georges-sur-Cher’s strongest is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is within reach (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are its weak spot — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Georges-sur-Cher has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Georges-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.
Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Gerard Jalaudin · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher are out of work than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.0%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
550 jobs are based in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher, for 1,150 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,450 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Georges-sur-Cher sees fewer deaths than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Georges-sur-Cher is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 9.2 mi away. 387 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 412: 6% below. Average lifespans in Loir-et-Cher: 85.2 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 8 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
20.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher has fewer young adults than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
47.5median age
Children are 17% of the town. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Saint-Georges-sur-Cher has a median age of 47.5 years.
Saint-Georges-sur-CherLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. 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
HousingCost of living B+
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher’s median home price is €1,720/m²
€1,720/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.19/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.62/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher€1,720/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,724/m²
112
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €13.14/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.62/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
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2 cases of violence against people and 5.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 15 offenses in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence7
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.
2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
52.6%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 52.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher is a commune of 2,710 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
Population
2,710 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code
41211
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Georges-sur-Cher
Is Saint-Georges-sur-Cher safe?
Saint-Georges-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 7 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #11 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Georges-sur-Cher expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-sur-Cher grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
