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A town of 933 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Biozat a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Symphorien
Église Saint-Symphorien · Classé · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Biozat’s story

Biozat in pictures

Biozat has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

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

Jules Cariol, born in 1798, is the one person born in Biozat before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1862First protected: Église Saint-Symphorien
  • 2007Most recently protected: Château de Fontnoble
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Biozat.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Biozat, above Allier’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 7%, lower than both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Among adults, 28% have a degree.

41.2median age
BiozatAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Biozat
BiozatAllier medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–247%9.3%11%
25–4428%19%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+18%30%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Biozat: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Biozat has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Symphorien. The protected list starts in Antiquity.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Biozat, 7.0%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns

3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Biozat holds 100 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,380 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Biozat, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Biozat is €8.92/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Biozat.

€8.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Biozat€8.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.16 to €11.11/m² a month)
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Fontnoble and 4 more in and around Biozat

Heritage in and near Biozat. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Biozat

12pages on Biozat

Landmarks

Biozat has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Borne milliaire romaine et pierre celtique: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Biozat

One notable person was born in Biozat.

Their page →

Biozat’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 →
GannatAigueperseBellerive-sur-AllierVichyAbrestSaint-YorreGannatAigueperseBellerive-sur-AllierVichyAbrestSaint-YorreBiozat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Biozat933—————
Gannat5,6104.2B−AC+C+
Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme2,6655.1—A—A+
Bellerive-sur-Allier8,9436.4CC+C+B
Vichy25,1157.9C−BDB−
Abrest2,9158.2B+A−A−C+
Saint-Yorre2,6419A+AAC

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

About Biozat

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Biozat is a commune of 933 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
933 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code
03030

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.