Gannat grades B− overall: better than 55% of compared French towns, and #13 of 19 in Allier. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 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 Gannat 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 Gannat.
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Gannat is €1,382/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 201 sales of houses and apartments in Gannat from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,320/m² for the median of compared towns in Allier.
€1,382/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gannat€1,382/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,392/m²
192
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.12/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Gannat works better than 81% of compared French towns
At the census, 12.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,390 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,900
jobs based in Gannat, 1.3 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 28% are 65 or over, against 9.3% and 30% in the median compared commune of Allier. 21% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Allier 22%, France 30%).
48.6median age
GannatAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Gannat sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Gannat sits above both Allier’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 968 residents of Gannat died, against 822 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Gannat · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gannat has more crime per resident than 62% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 139 offenses in the graded categories in Gannat in 2025. For armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.8% of the index here. With 2,900 jobs for 2,150 working residents, Gannat draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
10.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage46
Family violence27
Sexual violence25
Other physical violence20
Burglary16
Vehicle theft5
Fraud54
Theft without violence29
Drug use14
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.
10.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
139
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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
History
4 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Gannat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Ancien château: Photo: Fauntleroy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gaston Cornereau: Agence Rol, Public domain · Jean-Claude Sandrier: PCF Bourges, CC BY 2.0 · Henri Dauvergne: Craddock, photographie de 1888, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gannat’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gannat
Is Gannat safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #13 of 19 in Allier. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gannat good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #8 of 21 in Allier. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gannat expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.87/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gannat grades A for cost of living.
About Gannat
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gannat is a commune of 5,610 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
5,610 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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.
