Ainay-le-Château is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes. Homes go for a median €713/m². Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Ainay-le-Château stand out
The 3 things Ainay-le-Château does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ainay-le-Château.
Who lives here
An older town: 41% of people in Ainay-le-Château are 65 or over, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns
18% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: 6.4% of residents. Children are 11% of the town.
59.3median age
Ainay-le-ChâteauAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ainay-le-Château keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ainay-le-Château is église Saint-Étienne. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ainay-le-Château counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Ainay-le-Château has 1.8 jobs for every resident in work
Half of residents lived on more than €23,620 a year per consumption unit, near Allier’s towns (€23,590) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). A tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 11.0% of commuters at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Ainay-le-Château, 1.8 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ainay-le-Château
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ainay-le-Château is a commune of 989 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tronçais. 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
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.
