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A town of 400 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Aurouër a good place to live?

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

Aurouër’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Aurouër’s story

No historic monuments in Aurouër

The Culture ministry lists no building in Aurouër as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château du Riau, in Villeneuve-sur-Allier, 1.9 mi away.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aurouër.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Aurouër, above Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are 16% of the population. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Allier’s towns (22%). 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

39.7median age
AurouërAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat31%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aurouër
AurouërAllier medianFrance median
Under 1522%14%17%
15–2410%9.3%11%
25–4426%19%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+16%30%22%
No diploma9.9%24%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat31%17%18%
Higher education29%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Aurouër are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.6%

At the census, 0.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Aurouër number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,090 a year.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Aurouër, 0.3 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Aurouër costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.46/m² a month

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

Aurouër recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aurouër€7.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.01 to €9.26/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Arboretum de Balaine and 3 more in and around Aurouër

Heritage and gardens in and near Aurouër. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Aurouër

12pages on Aurouër

Landmarks

Nothing in Aurouër is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Aurouër

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

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Aurouër’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 Allier →
AvermesMoulinsYzeureDecizeLa MachineImphyAvermesMoulinsYzeureDecizeLa MachineImphyAurouër
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aurouër400—————
Avermes4,0746.7A+A−AA
Moulins19,2068.7B+A−C−B+
Yzeure12,8979AA−BB+
Decize Nièvre4,93212B−AC+C+
La Machine Nièvre3,19216A−A+AC−
Imphy Nièvre3,18217C+ABD

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

About Aurouër

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Aurouër is a commune of 400 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. 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
400 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10 sq mi (25.8 km²)
INSEE code
03011

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.