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71 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Château-sur-Cher is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 35% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Château-sur-Cher does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Château-sur-Cher as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin de Tours, in Chambonchard, 3.9 mi away.
77% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Château-sur-Cher.
The under-15s are 8.9% of the population here. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Château-sur-Cher | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Château-sur-Cher went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.07/m² a month. 5 houses and apartments changed hands in Château-sur-Cher from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Château-sur-Cher is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Château-sur-Cher yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-sur-Cher | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 14 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 14 | — | A | — | C− |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 14 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 15 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines Allier | 4,259 | 17 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Domérat Allier | 8,622 | 17 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Château-sur-Cher is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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
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 4, 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.