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Le Mayet-d'ÉcoleAllier

Home to 304 people, this town lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Le Mayet-d'École a good place to live?

Le Mayet-d'École isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.

What makes Le Mayet-d'École stand out

The one thing Le Mayet-d'École does most differently from other towns.

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Croix de carrefour
Croix de carrefour · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Mayet-d'École’s story

Le Mayet-d'École in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Mayet-d'École, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1937First protected: Croix de carrefour
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Nearby attractions

Vélorail de la Sioule and 10 more in and around Le Mayet-d'École

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Le Mayet-d'École. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mayet-d'École.

Who lives here

Le Mayet-d'École has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24

18% are under 15, above Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Le Mayet-d'École has a median age of 46.9 years.

46.9median age
Le Mayet-d'ÉcoleAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Mayet-d'École
Le Mayet-d'ÉcoleAllier medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–247.9%9.3%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6422%27%26%
65+30%30%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education17%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Mayet-d'École: 26% 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 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Mayet-d'École, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1937
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Le Mayet-d'École than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,350 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.0%, lower than Allier’s towns (12.1%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 3.4% of Le Mayet-d'École’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Le Mayet-d'École, 0.2 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Mayet-d'École than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.92/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.58/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Le Mayet-d'École.

€8.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Mayet-d'École€8.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.16 to €11.11/m² a month)
€8.58/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 Le Mayet-d'École

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Landmarks

Le Mayet-d'École has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Croix de carrefour: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Mayet-d'École

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Mayet-d'École yet.

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Le Mayet-d'École’s 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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GannatBellerive-sur-AllierCreuzier-le-VieuxVichySaint-Germain-des-FossésSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleGannatBellerive-sur-AllierCreuzier-le-VieuxVichySaint-Germain-des-FossésSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleLe Mayet-d'École
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Mayet-d'École304—————
Gannat5,6105.3B−AC+C+
Bellerive-sur-Allier8,9438.4CC+C+B
Creuzier-le-Vieux3,2059.2AB−A+B+
Vichy25,1159.2C−BDB−
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés3,5799.6B+AA−C
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,8849.9C+ADB−

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

About Le Mayet-d'École

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Le Mayet-d'École is a commune of 304 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
304 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
03164

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.