Domérat grades B overall: better than 63% of compared French towns, and #11 of 19 in Allier. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): bac results 6.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 10.2 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Domérat 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 Domérat.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Domérat than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 76.1%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #20 of 21 in Allier. Near Domérat, 84.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Allier’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 218 candidates at 2 lycées.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)D−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Domérat costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.78/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,159/m², lower than both Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 299 homes in Domérat. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€1,159/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Domérat€1,159/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,176/m²
291
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €11.20/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Domérat sees less crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Domérat, criminal damage came up most often (2025). In 2025, 109 offenses were recorded locally. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10.4.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage42
Burglary31
Family violence21
Other physical violence15
Armed robbery0
Fraud51
Theft without violence40
Drug use8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
109
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Few people in Domérat are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Allier’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for a third of residents. 22% of adults hold a degree.
53.5median age
DomératAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer commuters in Domérat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
Domérat holds 3,700 jobs; 3,150 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,630 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stands at 11.1%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
3,700
jobs based in Domérat, 1.2 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Domérat sees more deaths than 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (56 places) counts its residents as Domérat’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,105 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,062, 4% fewer. Life expectancy in Allier: 84.8 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Domérat can choose among 4 GPs.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Domérat · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Montlucon
3.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Montlucon
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 6% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Domérat is Église Notre-Dame. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Domérat
Is Domérat safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 19 in Allier. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 42 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Domérat good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. 93% of 256 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Paul Constans in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Domérat expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Domérat grades A for cost of living.
About Domérat
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Domérat is a commune of 8,622 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon 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.
