At under 1,000 residents, Louroux-Bourbonnais is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for a fifth of homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Louroux-Bourbonnais stand out
The 2 things Louroux-Bourbonnais does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louroux-Bourbonnais.
Who lives here
Few people in Louroux-Bourbonnais are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, about level with Allier’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. 26% of adults hold a degree.
51.7median age
Louroux-BourbonnaisAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Louroux-Bourbonnais keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Louroux-Bourbonnais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Croix située devant le presbytère. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Louroux-Bourbonnais has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9%
Jobs based in Louroux-Bourbonnais number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €22,800 a year per consumption unit, near Allier’s towns (€23,590) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of Louroux-Bourbonnais’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Louroux-Bourbonnais, 0.5 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Louroux-Bourbonnais
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Louroux-Bourbonnais is a commune of 205 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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
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.
