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ChérenceVal-d'Oise

A town of 137 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Is Chérence a good place to live?

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

What makes Chérence stand out

The 2 things Chérence does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Denis
Église Saint-Denis · Classé · Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chérence’s story

Chérence in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chérence: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1950First protected: Croix de cimetière du 14s
  • 1962Most recently protected: Église Saint-Denis
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Nearby attractions

Fouga CM-170 Magister and 12 more in and around Chérence

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chérence. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chérence.

Who lives here

Chérence skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Chérence above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). 5.4% of residents are children under 15.

58.9median age
ChérenceVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chérence
ChérenceVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Under 155.4%21%17%
15–248.1%12%11%
25–4416%26%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+35%15%22%
No diploma16%17%19%
CAP or BEP20%20%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education43%38%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Chérence: 57% were built before 1919, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Chérence is above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chérence: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chérence is Église Saint-Denis.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

In Chérence, 14.7% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 38.0% in Val-d'Oise’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €29,590 a year per consumption unit, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Chérence has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.8%.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chérence, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,590
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

The estimated advertised rent in Chérence is €13.99/m² a month, against €18.09/m² in Val-d'Oise’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

€13.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chérence€13.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Val-d'Oise median€18.09/m²
€13.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.83 to €16.54/m² a month)
€11.62/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 Chérence

12pages on Chérence

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chérence: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Croix de cimetière du 14s: Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chérence

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

How we find them →

Chérence’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 Val-d'Oise →
GasnyFreneuseBonnières-sur-SeineMantes-la-JolieRosny-sur-SeineMagny-en-VexinGasnyFreneuseBonnières-sur-SeineMantes-la-JolieRosny-sur-SeineMagny-en-VexinChérence
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chérence137—————
Gasny Eure3,0623.5C−C+BD
Freneuse Yvelines4,5054.8C−CB+C+
Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines5,0645.9DCCB−
Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines43,5266.5DC−CB−
Rosny-sur-Seine Yvelines7,3286.6C−C−BB
Magny-en-Vexin5,7796.9CC−C−A

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

About Chérence

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

Chérence is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine. 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
137 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code
95157

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.