Allier

Allier has 334,715 residents in 317 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,200/m², from €850/m² in Montluçon to €1,880/m² in Avermes among communes of more than 2,000 people. 65% of households own their main home.

Département 03 · 317 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

334,715residents2022 census

€1,200/m²median price per m²five years of sales

65%of households own their homemain home

7%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Allier.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Allier : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Allier : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Allier : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 26 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Abrest	2,927	€1,690/m²	€23,170	82%	10%	10.4%	41%	33
Avermes	4,109	€1,880/m²	€23,560	63%	10%	8.8%	10%	27
Bellerive-sur-Allier	8,898	€1,860/m²	€23,070	66%	18%	14.9%	24%	49
Bourbon-l'Archambault	2,542	€1,190/m²	€21,880	63%	21%	12.1%	12%	36
Commentry	6,018	€860/m²	€20,330	58%	16%	15.6%	34%	24
Cosne-d'Allier	2,013	€900/m²	€20,910	70%	22%	10.8%	26%	32
Creuzier-le-Vieux	3,246	€1,810/m²	€25,400	83%	10%	8.8%	20%	19
Cusset	13,329	€1,440/m²	€20,770	56%	14%	16.4%	15%	92
Dompierre-sur-Besbre	2,970	€1,050/m²	€21,010	61%	18%	10.0%	14%	52
Domérat	8,665	€1,170/m²	€22,590	78%	18%	11.2%	34%	12
Désertines	4,323	€1,070/m²	€22,100	73%	16%	12.1%	2%	42
Gannat	5,684	€1,340/m²	€20,770	57%	16%	12.5%	43%	33
Huriel	2,568	€970/m²	€22,370	82%	11%	7.7%	34%	18
Lapalisse	3,127	€990/m²	€20,090	57%	20%	12.5%	30%	44
Montluçon	33,317	€850/m²	€19,420	48%	16%	18.2%	7%	87
Moulins	19,344	€1,300/m²	€19,880	33%	14%	16.9%	13%	142
Néris-les-Bains	2,441	€1,030/m²	€23,450	78%	19%	10.8%	9%	34
Prémilhat	2,513	€1,390/m²	€24,280	83%	14%	9.0%	3%	13
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés	3,600	€1,240/m²	€20,490	67%	13%	10.3%	11%	44
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,894	€1,270/m²	€20,970	57%	17%	9.2%	16%	8
Saint-Victor	2,078	€1,300/m²	€24,700	88%	11%	6.4%	19%	9
Saint-Yorre	2,618	€1,440/m²	€21,180	68%	13%	9.4%	9%	50
Varennes-sur-Allier	3,588	€1,050/m²	€20,200	58%	15%	14.7%	1%	59
Vendat	2,269	€1,820/m²	€25,300	88%	12%	8.6%	28%	14
Vichy	25,702	€1,730/m²	€20,190	41%	20%	20.1%	11%	272
Yzeure	12,670	€1,520/m²	€23,540	67%	14%	11.3%	22%	58

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

334,715 residents and 164,399 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

36%

aged 60 and over

42%

of households are people living alone

19%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

210,198 homes, 78% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

72%

of homes are houses

65%

of households own their home

10%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

15%

empty homes

86%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–194514%

1946–197022%

1971–199027%

1991–200510%

2006–20199%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

25,111 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,200/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,260/m²flats6,335 sales

€1,180/m²houses18,776 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

12.3%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

23%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

38%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Allier on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

8.0GPs per 10,000 residents2025

124pharmacieson 1 January 2025

248food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners267

Dentists179

Nurses623

Physiotherapists386

Pharmacies124

Group health centres20

Emergency departments3

Supermarkets and hypermarkets73

Convenience stores and grocers175

Bakeries264

Butchers98

Petrol stations81

EV charging stations174

Post offices and postal points180

Banks132

France services centres24

Police and gendarmerie33

Restaurants875

Hairdressers508

Nurseries56

Swimming pools25

Sports halls99

Gyms44

Cinemas6

Libraries215

Performance venues10

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 317 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Flooding24%

Dam failure23%

Transport of hazardous goods21%

Forest fire10%

Mining subsidence7%

Industrial hazard1%

Ground movement1%

Mine gas emissions1%

2,585natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

25%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,020

Drought (clay shrinkage)921

Ground movement327

Storms and cyclones317

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026