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BèguesAllier

A town of 232 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

232

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.67

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,410

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bègues a good place to live?

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

What makes Bègues stand out

The one thing Bègues does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

17% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Viaduc de Neuvial (également sur commune de Bègues) · Inscrit · Photo: Scanné par Claude_villetaneuse · Public domain

Bègues’ story

Bègues in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bègues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Auguste Antoine Palasse, born in 1881, is the one person born in Bègues before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1965First protected: Viaduc de Neuvial (également sur commune de Bègues)
1970Most recently protected: Église Saint-Aignan

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Nearby attractions

Viaduc de Rouzat and 20 more in and around Bègues

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Bègues. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionViaduc de Rouzatin town

ChâteauChâteau de Gannat4.2 km southeast, in Gannat ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fauconnière2.7 km south, in Gannat ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochefort2.1 km northwest, in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arçon3.9 km west, in Vicq MuseumMuseumMusée Yves-Machelon4.2 km southeast, in Gannat

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Château de Gannat: Fauntleroy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bègues.

Who lives here

Bègues is a graduates’ town: 38% hold a degree, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.9% of residents. Half the people of Bègues are older than 44.6.

44.6median age

BèguesAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bègues
	Bègues	Allier median	France median
Under 15	17%	14%	17%
15–24	6.9%	9.3%	11%
25–44	28%	19%	23%
45–64	23%	27%	26%
65+	25%	30%	22%
No diploma	13%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	17%	18%
Higher education	38%	22%	30%

Full pageBègues’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.6 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2 people per household Born abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bègues?”

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

History

Bègues keeps more of its old housing than Allier or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

Most of the list is bridges and other works: 2 of 3. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

15th c.

oldest protected part

1965

first monument protected

Full pageBègues’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bègues?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bègues than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

50 jobs are based in Bègues, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,410 a year. Of those in the labour force, 10.4% are unemployed.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Public transport6%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Bègues, 0.3 per working resident

10.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,410

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBègues’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€25,410 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bègues is €8.67/m² a month

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

Bègues recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.58/m² a month.

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bègues€8.67/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€8.67/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.91 to €10.90/m² a month)

€8.58/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBègues’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.67/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bègues

12pages on Bègues

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors10% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bègues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Église Saint-AignanChurch · 15th c.

Viaduc de RouzatBridge · 19th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Aignan: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Viaduc de Rouzat: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bègues

One notable person was born in Bègues.

Their page →

Auguste Antoine PalasseFrench general officer (1881–1971)

Bègues’ 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 →

GannatAigueperseBellerive-sur-AllierVichyCreuzier-le-VieuxSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleBègues

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bègues	232	—	—	—	—	—
Gannat	5,610	2.8	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme	2,665	7.4	—	A	—	A⁺
Bellerive-sur-Allier	8,943	12	C	C⁺	C⁺	B
Vichy	25,115	13	C⁻	B	D	B⁻
Creuzier-le-Vieux	3,205	14	A	B⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	14	C⁺	A	D	B⁻

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

About Bègues

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bègues is a commune of 232 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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: 232 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code: 03021

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.