That puts Laféline above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Laféline: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Laféline is Église Saint-Martin.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Martin 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1963

first monument protected

Full pageLaféline’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes51% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Laféline?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 6.8% of Laféline, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Laféline is below both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 23% of the population.

55median age

LafélineAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Laféline
	Laféline	Allier median	France median
Under 15	6.8%	14%	17%
15–24	9.3%	9.3%	11%
25–44	22%	19%	23%
45–64	39%	27%	26%
65+	23%	30%	22%
No diploma	19%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	22%	22%	30%

Full pageLaféline’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households90 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad1.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Laféline?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Laféline walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%

In the comparison, Laféline comes below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Laféline has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 9.2% of the labour force are out of work.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Laféline, 0.3 per working resident

9.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,330

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLaféline’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€26,330 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Laféline costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Laféline, that is 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

Laféline€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)

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLaféline’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Bouchat and 5 more in and around Laféline

Heritage in and near Laféline. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bouchatin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Max4.9 km west, in Le Theil ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Aix4 km north, in Meillard ChâteauChâteauDonjon de Chenillat4.8 km south, in Cesset ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Grande Velatte4.1 km northwest, in Le Theil ChâteauChâteauLe Plaix3.9 km south, in Cesset

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Laféline

12pages on Laféline

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Laféline: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Chapelle de ReugnyChapel · 13th c.

Château du BouchatChâteau · 14th & 15th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle de Reugny: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Bouchat: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Laféline

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laféline yet.

How we find them →

Laféline’s neighbors

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

All towns in Allier →

Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierSaint-Germain-des-FossésMoulinsGannatYzeureLaféline

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laféline	173	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	6.3	C⁺	A	D	B⁻
Varennes-sur-Allier	3,549	11	C⁻	A	C	D
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés	3,579	16	B⁺	A	A⁻	C
Moulins	19,206	17	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺
Gannat	5,610	17	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Yzeure	12,897	17	A	A⁻	B	B⁺

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

About Laféline

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Laféline is a commune of 173 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: 173 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 8.9 sq mi (23 km²)
INSEE code: 03134

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.