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LignerollesAllier

A town of 760 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Lignerolles a good place to live?

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

Lignerolles’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lignerolles’ story

No historic monuments in Lignerolles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lignerolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Thérence, in Sainte-Thérence, 3 mi away.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lignerolles.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Lignerolles, above Allier’s towns and compared French towns

8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Allier’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.

44.4median age
LignerollesAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lignerolles
LignerollesAllier medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–248.8%9.3%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+21%30%22%
No diploma11%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education35%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 2.4% of commuters in Lignerolles go to work without a car, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €27,300 a year per consumption unit, above both Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Lignerolles, for 350 working residents (0.1 per worker). 7.9% of people in the labour force have no job.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Lignerolles, 0.1 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

Brevet results near Lignerolles run low: 74.0% passed, below Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 3.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.4 mi away.

74.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lignerolles74.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean-Jacques SoulierNearest collègeCollègeCollège12974%−11 pts
74.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lignerolles costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.62/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.69/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Lignerolles.

€7.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lignerolles€7.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.92 to €9.80/m² a month)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de l'Ours and 5 more in and around Lignerolles

Heritage and family days out in and near Lignerolles. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lignerolles

13pages on Lignerolles

Landmarks

Nothing in Lignerolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Lignerolles

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lignerolles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Lignerolles’ 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 →
PrémilhatMontluçonDomératDésertinesHurielCommentryPrémilhatMontluçonDomératDésertinesHurielCommentryLignerolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lignerolles760—————
Prémilhat2,5402.7—A—C−
Montluçon33,1473.9CADC
Domérat8,6225.3BAAC+
Désertines4,2595.4BA−A−B−
Huriel2,5367.2—A+—C
Commentry6,0178.1B+ABD

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

About Lignerolles

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lignerolles is a commune of 760 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
760 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code
03145

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.