Cérilly has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cérilly with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cérilly.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cérilly than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €874/m², below Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 59 homes were sold in Cérilly.
€874/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cérilly€874/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€887/m²
58
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Tronçais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 39% of people in Cérilly are 65 or over, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns
12% are under 15, below both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.2% of residents. Among adults, 23% have a degree.
58.4median age
CérillyAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Cérilly are lower than in 89% of French communes of 1,000+
The median disposable income was €22,940 a year per consumption unit, near Allier’s towns (€23,590) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 11.8%. At the census, 10.8% of working residents in Cérilly didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Cérilly, 1.2 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Cérilly is 16.9 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Cérilly. Its care home for older people (111 places) counts its residents as Cérilly’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 376 residents of Cérilly died, against 286 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% more. At birth, a girl in Allier can expect 84.8 years and a boy 78.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Cérilly · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
16.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cérilly
Is Cérilly safe?
Cérilly has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 550 jobs for 450 working residents, Cérilly draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is Cérilly expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cérilly grades A+ for cost of living.
About Cérilly
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cérilly is a commune of 1,316 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.
