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FleurielAllier

A town of 336 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Fleuriel a good place to live?

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

What makes Fleuriel stand out

The one thing Fleuriel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fleuriel’s story

Fleuriel in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Fleuriel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1954First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 2016Most recently protected: Villa de la Tronçais
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Nearby attractions

Historial du paysan soldat and 11 more in and around Fleuriel

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Fleuriel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fleuriel.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Fleuriel, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, higher than Allier’s towns (9.3%) and near compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. The middle age in Fleuriel is 50.8.

50.8median age
FleurielAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fleuriel
FleurielAllier medianFrance median
Under 1512%14%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+25%30%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education25%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Fleuriel: 56% were built before 1919, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Fleuriel is Église Notre-Dame. On the Culture ministry’s list, Fleuriel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1954
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fleuriel than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

Half of residents lived on more than €26,330 a year per consumption unit, higher than Allier’s towns (€23,590) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 8.9% are unemployed. Fleuriel has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Fleuriel, 0.3 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Fleuriel than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Fleuriel.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fleuriel€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.44 to €10.11/m² a month)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fleuriel

12pages on Fleuriel

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Fleuriel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fleuriel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fleuriel yet.

How we find them →

Fleuriel’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 →
Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierGannatSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxBellerive-sur-AllierSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierGannatSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxBellerive-sur-AllierFleuriel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fleuriel336—————
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,8845.9C+ADB−
Varennes-sur-Allier3,54911C−ACD
Gannat5,61012B−AC+C+
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés3,57913B+AA−C
Creuzier-le-Vieux3,20515AB−A+B+
Bellerive-sur-Allier8,94316CC+C+B

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

About Fleuriel

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Fleuriel is a commune of 336 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
336 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.9 sq mi (28.3 km²)
INSEE code
03115

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.