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Louchy-MontfandAllier

397 residents make their home in this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Louchy-Montfand a good place to live?

Louchy-Montfand has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Château de Montfand
Château de Montfand · Inscrit · Photo: Patrocle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Louchy-Montfand’s story

Louchy-Montfand in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Louchy-Montfand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1933First protected: Église Saint-Pourçain
  • 1975Most recently protected: Château de Montfand
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louchy-Montfand.

Who lives here

Few people in Louchy-Montfand are 15 to 24: 5%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Allier’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 11% of the population here. 27% of residents have reached 65.

54.3median age
Louchy-MontfandAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Louchy-Montfand
Louchy-MontfandAllier medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–245%9.3%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

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

History

Louchy-Montfand keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Louchy-Montfand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1933
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Louchy-Montfand are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.4%

50 jobs are based in Louchy-Montfand, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,160 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Louchy-Montfand, 0.3 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,160
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

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

Near Louchy-Montfand, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Allier’s towns (90.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.

91%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Louchy-Montfand79.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Louchy-Montfand91.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Blaise de VigenèreNearest collègeCollègeCollège10179%−2 pts
Lycée général Blaise de VigenèreNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée10791%−3 pts
91%
passed the general and technological bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.4 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 Louchy-Montfand costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month

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

Louchy-Montfand recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.69/m² a month.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Louchy-Montfand€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.44 to €10.11/m² a month)
€7.69/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 Montfand and 8 more in and around Louchy-Montfand

Heritage and museums in and near Louchy-Montfand. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Louchy-Montfand

13pages on Louchy-Montfand

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Louchy-Montfand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pourçain: Photo: Jeannine blehs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Montfand: Photo: Patrocle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Louchy-Montfand

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Louchy-Montfand yet.

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Louchy-Montfand’s 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 →
Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxGannatVichySaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxGannatVichyLouchy-Montfand
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Louchy-Montfand397—————
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,8842.4C+ADB−
Varennes-sur-Allier3,5497.7C−ACD
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés3,57912B+AA−C
Creuzier-le-Vieux3,20514AB−A+B+
Gannat5,61015B−AC+C+
Vichy25,11515C−BDB−

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

About Louchy-Montfand

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Louchy-Montfand is a commune of 397 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
397 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
03149

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.