Huriel has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 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.
Each subject compares Huriel 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 Huriel.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Huriel than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.92/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,063/m², below both Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €6.69/m² a month. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,063/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Huriel€1,063/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,079/m²
86
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.21 to €10.10/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Huriel has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%
The census found 3.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Huriel holds 300 jobs; 1,050 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,710 a year per consumption unit, above Allier’s towns (€23,590) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Huriel, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Huriel’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Huriel records 96 deaths per 100 expected. 242 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 252: 4% below. In Allier, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Huriel can choose among 3 GPs.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Huriel · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Montlucon
6.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Montlucon
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Huriel has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
Under 15: 17% of residents. 27% of residents are 65 or over, between Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
48.5median age
HurielAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Huriel: 20% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Huriel is Église Notre-Dame. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2005.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Huriel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 4.5. In all, 7 offenses reached the police record in Huriel in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud13
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.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.3%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 36.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Donjon de la Toque and 3 more in and around Huriel
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Huriel. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Huriel
Is Huriel safe?
Huriel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Huriel good?
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns and #14 of 21 in Allier. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Huriel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Huriel grades A+ for cost of living.
About Huriel
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Huriel is a commune of 2,536 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel. 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.
