Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on schools (A): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Incomes are on the low side (D): 1 job per working resident; 15.3% unemployment. Overall, that makes a B+, better than 66% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #11 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Selles-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 Selles-sur-Cher.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Selles-sur-Cher costs less than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.53/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Loir-et-Cher costs less to buy into than Selles-sur-Cher, at €1,150/m², the lowest of 26. 183 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,150/m². Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€1,150/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Selles-sur-Cher€1,150/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,157/m²
180
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €11.09/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.64/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
Selles-sur-Cher is rich in protected monuments: 17 per 10,000 residents, more than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Nearly a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Selles-sur-Cher is Église Notre-Dame la Blanche. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Selles-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.
Its schools’ results rank #1 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. At the collèges within 5 km of Selles-sur-Cher, 91.0% passed the brevet, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Selles-sur-Cher are 65 or over, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 14% of adults, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town.
54.2median age
Selles-sur-CherLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Selles-sur-Cher ranks above 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The 2025 count: 121 offenses in Selles-sur-Cher. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6 cases of violence against people and 19.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: more of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage56
Burglary23
Other physical violence14
Family violence11
Vehicle theft11
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence31
Fraud23
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.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
121
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.8%
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 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, 2.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Selles-sur-Cher, 15.3%, runs above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs located in Selles-sur-Cher: 1,200, for 1,250 residents in work (1 each). Households’ median disposable income: €22,770 a year per consumption unit. 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Selles-sur-Cher, 1 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,770
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 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Selles-sur-Cher sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loir-et-Cher, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 868 residents of Selles-sur-Cher died, against 723 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. The nearest emergency department to Selles-sur-Cher is Ch Romorantin Lanthenay, 9.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Selles-sur-Cher can choose among 4 GPs.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Selles-sur-Cher · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Romorantin Lanthenay
9.7 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Selles-sur-Cher
Is Selles-sur-Cher safe?
It grades C for safety, #16 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Selles-sur-Cher good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns and #1 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Selles-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 €1,150/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Selles-sur-Cher grades A+ for cost of living.
About Selles-sur-Cher
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Selles-sur-Cher is a commune of 4,184 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.
