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Home to 273 people, this town lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mazirat out for now. 28% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Mazirat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mazirat 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, 1.5 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazirat.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, higher than Allier’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Mazirat split evenly at 51.5: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Mazirat | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 9.6% are unemployed. Jobs based in Mazirat number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,090 a year per consumption unit, about level with Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Mazirat recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.69/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Mazirat. Best known first.
Nothing in Mazirat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Mazirat.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mazirat is a commune of 273 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
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.