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Some 273 people live in this town, in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Isle-et-Bardais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly two in five homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Isle-et-Bardais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Isle-et-Bardais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Ainay-le-Château, 4.4 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Isle-et-Bardais.
Children under 15 make up 14%, near Allier’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 22% of adults. Half of Isle-et-Bardais is older than 55.1, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Isle-et-Bardais | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Isle-et-Bardais has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,180 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.34/m² a month. Sales in Isle-et-Bardais from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Isle-et-Bardais. Best known first.
Nothing in Isle-et-Bardais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Isle-et-Bardais yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle-et-Bardais | 273 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sancoins Cher | 2,951 | 12 | B+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond Cher | 9,899 | 13 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Dun-sur-Auron Cher | 3,524 | 17 | A | A− | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Isle-et-Bardais is a commune of 273 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
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 November 4, 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.