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A town of 377 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Deux-Chaises a good place to live?

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

What makes Deux-Chaises stand out

The 2 things Deux-Chaises does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Denis
Église Saint-Denis · Classé · Photo: Rensi 22:14, 15. Jan. 2009 (CET) · Public domain
Deux-Chaises’ story

Deux-Chaises in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Deux-Chaises: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1943.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1943First protected: Église Saint-Denis
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Deux-Chaises.

Who lives here

An older town: 30% of residents are 65 or over

9.5% of residents are 15 to 24 and 30% are 65 or over, against 9.3% and 30% in the median compared commune of Allier. 23% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Allier 22%, France 30%).

52.9median age
Deux-ChaisesAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%

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 Deux-Chaises
Deux-ChaisesAllier medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–249.5%9.3%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+30%30%22%
No diploma24%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

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

History

Deux-Chaises keeps more of its old housing than Allier or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

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

For Deux-Chaises, that is above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Deux-Chaises: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Deux-Chaises is Église Saint-Denis.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1943
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.9% of commuters in Deux-Chaises go to work without a car, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Deux-Chaises sits below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Deux-Chaises has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,860 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Deux-Chaises, 0.6 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Deux-Chaises than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.01/m² a month

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

That puts Deux-Chaises below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Deux-Chaises€8.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €9.84/m² a month)
€6.19/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 Chaume and 3 more in and around Deux-Chaises

Heritage in and near Deux-Chaises. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Deux-Chaises

12pages on Deux-Chaises

Landmarks

Deux-Chaises has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Rensi 22:14, 15. Jan. 2009 (CET) · Public domain

Famous people from Deux-Chaises

One notable person was born in Deux-Chaises.

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Deux-Chaises’ 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 →
Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleCommentryVarennes-sur-AllierSaint-Éloy-les-MinesSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleCommentryVarennes-sur-AllierSaint-Éloy-les-MinesDeux-Chaises
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Deux-Chaises377—————
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,88413C+ADB−
Commentry6,01716B+ABD
Varennes-sur-Allier3,54918C−ACD
Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme3,48018B+A+CB

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

About Deux-Chaises

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Deux-Chaises is a commune of 377 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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
377 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
15.9 sq mi (41.3 km²)
INSEE code
03099

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.