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A town of 175 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.

Is Limoise a good place to live?

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

What makes Limoise stand out

The one thing Limoise does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Limoise

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

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église d'Augy, in Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy, 2.6 mi away.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limoise.

Who lives here

A young town: 14% of people in Limoise are 15 to 24, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

Degrees are held by 29% of adults, above Allier’s towns (22%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Typical age in Limoise: 49.3, the median.

49.3median age
LimoiseAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Limoise
LimoiseAllier medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–2414%9.3%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+25%30%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP37%29%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education29%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Limoise has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.8 for each

The median disposable income is €23,240 a year per consumption unit. 9.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Allier’s towns (12.1%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 13.0%.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Bicycle3%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Limoise, 0.8 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Limoise costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.02/m² a month

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

Sales in Limoise from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€7.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Limoise€7.02/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.46 to €9.02/m² a month)
€6.34/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 Pouzy and 3 more in and around Limoise

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Limoise. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Limoise

12pages on Limoise

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Limoise

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

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Limoise’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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SancoinsAvermesMoulinsYzeureSancoinsAvermesMoulinsYzeureLimoise
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Limoise175—————
Sancoins Cher2,95112B+A+B+D
Avermes4,07414A+A−AA
Moulins19,20616B+A−C−B+
Yzeure12,89717AA−BB+

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

About Limoise

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Limoise is a commune of 175 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins 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
175 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
03146

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.