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A town of 1,053 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Magnet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Magnet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Magnet 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Magnet; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magnet.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
66 deaths in Magnet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 59: 12% above. The nearest emergency department to Magnet is Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy, 7.3 mi away. Also worth knowing: 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.92/m² a month, close to Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.58/m² a month. The market in Magnet: 32 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,547/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%. 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Magnet holds 200 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. 8.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Magnet is older than 38.7, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Magnet | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Magnet; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Magnet. Best known first.
Magnet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Magnet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnet | 1,053 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 3.4 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 5.4 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 6.2 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Lapalisse | 3,138 | 6.6 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 7.2 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 8.3 | C− | A | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Magnet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 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 Magnet grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Magnet is a commune of 1,053 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 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.