Le Donjon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 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 Le Donjon 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 Le Donjon.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Le Donjon: 42% are 65 or over, above Allier’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Le Donjon above both Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 10% of the population.
59.8median age
Le DonjonAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma40%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education12%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Donjon than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.86/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Le Donjon is below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €875/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Le Donjon from July 2023 to June 2026.
€875/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Donjon€875/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€971/m²
41
€6.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.25 to €8.96/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Le Donjon keeps more of its old housing than Allier or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Le Donjon comes above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Donjon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Le Donjon is Château de Contresol.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Le Donjon is 17.2 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Le Donjon. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Le Donjon · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
17.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Donjon
Is Le Donjon safe?
Le Donjon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 400 jobs for 300 working residents, Le Donjon draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is Le Donjon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €875/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Donjon grades A+ for cost of living.
About Le Donjon
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Donjon is a commune of 1,007 people in the Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. 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
1,007 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
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.