Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulandon.
History
Coulandon keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Coulandon is Église Saint-Martin. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Coulandon has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Allier’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.
50.8median age
CoulandonAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Coulandon has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,420 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Coulandon: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). 4.6% 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%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Coulandon, 0.6 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Coulandon
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coulandon is a commune of 645 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
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.
