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CerdonLoiret

A town of 880 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population
880
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€1,271
per m² · 55 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€7.91
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,780
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cerdon a good place to live?

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

What makes Cerdon stand out

The 3 things Cerdon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%CerdonMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
18% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
€1,271€2,430CerdonMedianMedian price per m²
Housing
€1,271/m²
Median sale price, 48% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
55 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
35%22%CerdonMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Sainte-Marguerite
Église Sainte-Marguerite · Inscrit · Photo: Poudou99 · CC BY 3.0
Cerdon’s story

Cerdon in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1988.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1931First protected: Église Sainte-Marguerite
  • 1988The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cerdon.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Cerdon: 35% are 65 or over, above Loiret’s towns and compared French towns

For Cerdon, that is above both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 12% of the population.

54.8median age
CerdonLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cerdon
CerdonLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1512%18%17%
15–249.1%10%11%
25–4416%23%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+35%23%22%
No diploma27%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education19%30%30%
Full pageCerdon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.8 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds460 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Cerdon?”

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

History

Cerdon keeps more of its old housing than Loiret or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

Cerdon sits above both Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1988. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cerdon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected
1988
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
27%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Full pageCerdon’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Cerdon?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Cerdon than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

That puts Cerdon below both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Cerdon has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Cerdon, 0.4 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCerdon’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€24,780 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cerdon than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.91/m² a month

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

On this, Cerdon is below both Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,271/m², comes from 55 sales of houses and apartments in Cerdon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,271/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cerdon€1,271/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,271/m²55
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.18 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCerdon’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rentPricesMedian sale price €1,271/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cerdon

12pages on Cerdon
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €1,271/m² · rent €7.91/m² a monthHealth1 GP · nearest emergency department 13.2 mi awayHousing55 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.8History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église Sainte-MargueriteChurch · 13th–17th c.
Classé
Église Saint-AndréChurch · 13th & 15th c. · in Argent-sur-Sauldre, 6.4 mi
Classé
Maison du 16e siècleHouse · 16th c. · in Sully-sur-Loire, 9.2 mi
Classé
Château de CuissyChâteau · 17th–19th c. · in Lion-en-Sullias, 9.5 mi
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Marguerite: Photo: Poudou99 · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Cerdon

2 notable people were born in Cerdon.

Their page →
M
Marie-Joseph BissonnierFrench politician (1940–2023)
H
Hugues de RochefortFrench flying ace · 1889–1916

Cerdon’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 Loiret →
Sully-sur-LoireAubigny-sur-NèreOuzouer-sur-LoireGienLamotte-BeuvronBriareSully-sur-LoireAubigny-sur-NèreOuzouer-sur-LoireGienLamotte-BeuvronBriareCerdon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cerdon880—————
Sully-sur-Loire5,1248.7CA−C+C+
Aubigny-sur-Nère Cher5,45111B+AB−C−
Ouzouer-sur-Loire2,54311—A−—D
Gien13,45913C−B+C−C−
Lamotte-Beuvron Loir-et-Cher4,50416B+B+B−A−
Briare4,91117CA−CB−

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

About Cerdon

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Cerdon is a commune of 880 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully. 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
880 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Sully
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
25.9 sq mi (67.1 km²)
INSEE code
45063

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.