Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 363 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Billezois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Billezois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq, 3.4 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billezois.
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. 9% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Allier’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Billezois | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs based in Billezois number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,490 a year per consumption unit, near Allier’s towns (€23,590) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Billezois from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Billezois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Billezois yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billezois | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lapalisse | 3,138 | 3.7 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 6.8 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 7.9 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 8.1 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 9.4 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 10 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Billezois is a commune of 363 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lapalisse. 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
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.