Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 35% of residents are 65 or older. Among adults, 18% have a degree.

58.3median age

CouleuvreAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Couleuvre
	Couleuvre	Allier median	France median
Under 15	12%	14%	17%
15–24	5.8%	9.3%	11%
25–44	17%	19%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	35%	30%	22%
No diploma	31%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	18%	22%	30%

Full pageCouleuvre’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages58.3 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households300 households · 2 people per household Born abroad6.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Couleuvre?”

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

History

Old homes shape Couleuvre: 34% 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.

Among the classé monuments in Couleuvre is Église Saint-Julien. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Julien 12th–15th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1915

first monument protected

Full pageCouleuvre’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Couleuvre?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Couleuvre run lower than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,480 a year per consumption unit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.8% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Couleuvre: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each). Unemployment stood at 9.7%, below Allier’s towns (12.1%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot6%

Bicycle2%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in Couleuvre, 0.6 per working resident

9.7%

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

€21,480

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

13%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€21,480 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Couleuvre 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.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Couleuvre. House rents are put at about €7.14/m² a month.

€7.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Couleuvre€7.72/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€7.72/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)

€7.14/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCouleuvre’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.72/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 Couleuvre

11pages on Couleuvre

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.3 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing27 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 58.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Maison dite de Charles IXHouse · Middle Ages

Église Saint-JulienChurch · 12th–15th c.

Photo credits

Maison dite de Charles IX: Photo: Patrocle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Modillons58 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Couleuvre

2 notable people were born in Couleuvre.

Their page →

Jules-Hippolyte PercherFrench journalist (1857–1895)

Charles MadetFrench politician · 1804–1874

Couleuvre’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 →

SancoinsCouleuvre

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Couleuvre	580	—	—	—	—	—
Sancoins Cher	2,951	11	B⁺	A⁺	B⁺	D

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

About Couleuvre

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Couleuvre is a commune of 580 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

Population: 580 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Tronçais
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 20.9 sq mi (54 km²)
INSEE code: 03087

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.