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It is a town of 364 residents in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Droiturier isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Droiturier does most differently from other towns.
Droiturier has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1935.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Droiturier.
17% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below both Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). At 48.1, the median resident of Droiturier sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Droiturier | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is bridges and other works: 2 of 3. The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 9.9%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Allier’s towns (12.1%). Droiturier holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,640 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Droiturier. House rents are put at about €6.53/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Droiturier has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont de la vallée sur la rivière de l'Andan: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Droiturier yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droiturier | 364 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lapalisse | 3,138 | 4.3 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 13 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 14 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 14 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 15 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 15 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Droiturier is a commune of 364 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lapalisse. 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
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.
