Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hérisson.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Hérisson than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are under 15
Among adults, 22% have a degree. 47% of residents are 65 or over, above Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.3% of residents.
62.7median age
HérissonAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Hérisson: 47% 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 Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Hérisson: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Pierre de Châteloy.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
55% of Hérisson’s residents in work work in the commune itself
Unemployment stood at 12.7%, close to Allier’s towns (12.1%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Hérisson has 200 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.1 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 15.9% of commuters at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot15%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Hérisson, 1.1 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Hérisson than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €769/m², lower than both Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 40 houses and apartments changed hands in Hérisson from July 2023 to June 2026.
€769/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hérisson€769/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€769/m²
40
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Église Saint-Pierre de Châteloy: Photo: Modillons58 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison 3 rue de l’abbé Aury: Photo: AH1300 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Sauveur: Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Hérisson
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hérisson is a commune of 555 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tronçais. 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
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.
