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FranchesseAllier

A town of 449 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
449
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.07
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,770
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Franchesse a good place to live?

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

What makes Franchesse stand out

The 2 things Franchesse does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%FranchesseMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
15% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
28%22%FranchesseMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 48.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
église Saint-Étienne
église Saint-Étienne · Classé · Photo: Modillons58 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Franchesse’s story

Franchesse in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Franchesse before 1900, the earliest Pierre Brizon, in 1878.

  • 1886First protected: église Saint-Étienne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Franchesse.

Who lives here

An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over

30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Allier’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.

48.9median age
FranchesseAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Franchesse
FranchesseAllier medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–249.2%9.3%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%
Full pageFranchesse’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages48.9 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds210 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad5.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Franchesse?”

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

History

Franchesse keeps more of its old housing than Allier or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Franchesse is église Saint-Étienne. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1886
first monument protected
Full pageFranchesse’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes47% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Franchesse?”

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 Franchesse than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,770 a year. For its 200 residents in work, Franchesse has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Allier’s towns (12.1%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Franchesse, 0.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageFranchesse’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€22,770 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Franchesse 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.

Franchesse recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Franchesse€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 (€6.33 to €10.29/m² a month)
€7.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageFranchesse’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.07/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 Franchesse

12pages on Franchesse
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.4 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing16 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 48.9History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 12th c.
Classé
Immeuble dit Logis du RoyBuilding · 17th c. · in Bourbon-l'Archambault, 4 mi
Classé
Ancienne église d'AugyChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy, 4.1 mi
Classé
Église Saint-AignanChurch · 12th–14th c. · in Pouzy-Mésangy, 5 mi
Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Modillons58 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Franchesse

2 notable people were born in Franchesse.

Their page →
P
Pierre BrizonFrench politician (1878–1923)
F
Frantz BrunetFrench teacher · 1879–1965

Franchesse’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 →
AvermesSancoinsMoulinsYzeureAvermesSancoinsMoulinsYzeureFranchesse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Franchesse449—————
Avermes4,07414A+A−AA
Sancoins Cher2,95114B+A+B+D
Moulins19,20615B+A−C−B+
Yzeure12,89716AA−BB+

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

About Franchesse

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Franchesse is a commune of 449 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
449 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
15.7 sq mi (40.6 km²)
INSEE code
03117

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.