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A town of 235 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Gipcy a good place to live?

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

What makes Gipcy stand out

The one thing Gipcy does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
Gipcy’s story

Gipcy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gipcy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1929First protected: Prieuré de Grosbois
  • 1968Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gipcy.

History

Old homes shape Gipcy: 54% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

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

Gipcy sits above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gipcy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Gipcy is Église Saint-Pierre.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Gipcy has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24

That puts Gipcy below both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 18% of the town.

48.9median age
GipcyAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gipcy
GipcyAllier medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–246.5%9.3%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+24%30%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat28%17%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 3.4% of commuters in Gipcy go to work without a car, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Gipcy is below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.1% of the labour force are out of work. Gipcy has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Gipcy, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
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 Gipcy 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.

In the comparison, Gipcy comes below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gipcy€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)
€7.76/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 Gipcy

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gipcy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Gipcy

One notable person was born in Gipcy.

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Gipcy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AvermesMoulinsYzeureSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleAvermesMoulinsYzeureSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleGipcy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gipcy235—————
Avermes4,07414A+A−AA
Moulins19,20614B+A−C−B+
Yzeure12,89715AA−BB+
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,88418C+ADB−

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

About Gipcy

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Gipcy is a commune of 235 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
235 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.6 sq mi (27.5 km²)
INSEE code
03122

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.