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A town of 523 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Cherier a good place to live?

Cherier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Cherier stand out

The one thing Cherier does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Mairie de CHERIER · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cherier’s story

Cherier in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cherier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cherier.

History

Cherier keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

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 1 historic monument in Cherier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Cherier has fewer young adults than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 22% of adults. 18% are under 15, above Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.

46.4median age
CherierLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cherier
CherierLoire medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma25%20%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education22%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Cherier than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,630 a year per consumption unit

Jobs located in Cherier: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, 8.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Cherier, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cherier than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.07/m² a month

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

Cherier recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cherier€7.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire median€10.17/m²
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.48 to €9.11/m² a month)
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cherier

11pages on Cherier

Landmarks

Cherier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Cherier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cherier yet.

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Cherier’s neighbors

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

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RenaisonVillerestCommelle-VernayRiorgesRoanneLe CoteauRenaisonVillerestCommelle-VernayRiorgesRoanneLe CoteauCherier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cherier523—————
Renaison3,2316—A−—B+
Villerest5,1726.9A+B+AA
Commelle-Vernay3,0507.7A+A−A+A−
Riorges11,1398.5A−B+B−B+
Roanne35,4099.3B+ADB+
Le Coteau6,8459.5AA−B−B+

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

About Cherier

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Cherier is a commune of 523 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé. 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
523 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
11.1 sq mi (28.7 km²)
INSEE code
42061

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.