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This town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 1,383.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is another plus (B+) — 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Le Mayet-de-Montagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Le Mayet-de-Montagne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Mayet-de-Montagne 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.
Le Mayet-de-Montagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Mayet-de-Montagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Châtel-Montagne, 3.4 mi away.
20% 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 Le Mayet-de-Montagne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €7.68/m² a month, lower than both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month. 57 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Mayet-de-Montagne from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €824/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 17% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Le Mayet-de-Montagne | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Le Mayet-de-Montagne is Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy, 11.5 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above both Allier’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 242 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 319, 32% more. At birth, a girl in Allier can expect 84.8 years and a boy 78.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,680 a year per consumption unit. 8.8% of Le Mayet-de-Montagne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Le Mayet-de-Montagne. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Mayet-de-Montagne 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 Le Mayet-de-Montagne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mayet-de-Montagne | 1,383 | — | — | A+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Yorre | 2,641 | 9.3 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 10 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 11 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Puy-Guillaume Puy-de-Dôme | 2,630 | 11 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 12 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 13 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Mayet-de-Montagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Mayet-de-Montagne grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Mayet-de-Montagne is a commune of 1,383 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.