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A town of 210 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Lamaids a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: Jacques Tealdi · Public domain
Lamaids’ story

Lamaids in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lamaids; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamaids.

History

Old homes shape Lamaids: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lamaids; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1994
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Lamaids are under 15, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

Aged 15 to 24: 8.7% of residents. 20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Lamaids have a median age of 39.6.

39.6median age
LamaidsAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamaids
LamaidsAllier medianFrance median
Under 1522%14%17%
15–248.7%9.3%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 3.5% of commuters in Lamaids go to work without a car, fewer than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

8.6% of people in the labour force have no job. Lamaids has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €23,670 a year per consumption unit, close to Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Lamaids, 0.6 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Lamaids costs less than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

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

10 houses and apartments changed hands in Lamaids from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lamaids€7.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.32/m² a month)
€6.23/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 Lamaids

11pages on Lamaids

Landmarks

Lamaids has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Jacques Tealdi · Public domain

Famous people from Lamaids

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

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Lamaids’ 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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HurielPrémilhatDomératMontluçonDésertinesCommentryHurielPrémilhatDomératMontluçonDésertinesCommentryLamaids
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lamaids210—————
Huriel2,5365.5—A+—C
Prémilhat2,5406—A—C−
Domérat8,6226.6BAAC+
Montluçon33,1478.2CADC
Désertines4,2599.7BA−A−B−
Commentry6,01715B+ABD

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

About Lamaids

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lamaids is a commune of 210 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté. 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
210 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
03136

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.