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Vernou-en-SologneLoir-et-Cher

With 550 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

550

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.39

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,490

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vernou-en-Sologne a good place to live?

Vernou-en-Sologne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 16% of its housing.

What makes Vernou-en-Sologne stand out

The one thing Vernou-en-Sologne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de la Borde · Inscrit · Photo: Olinone · CC0

Vernou-en-Sologne’s story

Vernou-en-Sologne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernou-en-Sologne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1926First protected: Église Notre-Dame
1994Most recently protected: Château de la Borde

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vernou-en-Sologne.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Vernou-en-Sologne than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

People aged 15 to 24 are 7.9% of the population. 26% of residents are 65 or over, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

46.5median age

Vernou-en-SologneLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Loir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vernou-en-Sologne
	Vernou-en-Sologne	Loir-et-Cher median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	7.9%	8.9%	11%
25–44	23%	19%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	26%	30%	22%
No diploma	25%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	16%	18%
Higher education	19%	24%	30%

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Ages46.5 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad3.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vernou-en-Sologne?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Vernou-en-Sologne: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernou-en-Sologne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

13th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vernou-en-Sologne?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vernou-en-Sologne, 7.4%, runs below Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

7.9% 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%). Vernou-en-Sologne has 250 jobs for 250 working residents, 1 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,490 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot4%

Bicycle2%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

250

jobs based in Vernou-en-Sologne, 1 per working resident

7.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,490

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here250 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,490 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vernou-en-Sologne is €10.39/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Vernou-en-Sologne. A house rents for an estimated €7.96/m² a month.

€10.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vernou-en-Sologne€10.39/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²

€10.39/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €12.26/m² a month)

€7.96/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.39/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vernou-en-Sologne

12pages on Vernou-en-Sologne

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi away Work & commute250 jobs based here Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernou-en-Sologne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Église Notre-DameChurch · 13th & 16th c.

Château de la BordeChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Château de la Borde: Photo: Olinone · CC0

Famous people from Vernou-en-Sologne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vernou-en-Sologne yet.

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Vernou-en-Sologne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loir-et-Cher →

Cour-ChevernyRomorantin-LanthenayMont-près-ChambordCellettesVillefranche-sur-CherLe Controis-en-SologneVernou-en-Sologne

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vernou-en-Sologne	550	—	—	—	—	—
Cour-Cheverny	2,831	10	A	B	A	B
Romorantin-Lanthenay	18,373	10	C⁻	B⁺	C	C⁻
Mont-près-Chambord	3,386	11	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Cellettes	2,715	14	—	B	—	A⁻
Villefranche-sur-Cher	2,678	15	B	A	A⁻	D
Le Controis-en-Sologne	6,860	15	B⁺	A	C	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vernou-en-Sologne

Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Vernou-en-Sologne is a commune of 550 people in the Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs. 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: 550 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs
Département: Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km²)
INSEE code: 41271

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 November 9, 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.