On this, Meillard is above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Meillard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Meillard is Château des Aix.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château des Aix 14th–18th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1933

first monument protected

Full pageMeillard’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes38% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Meillard?”

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

Who lives here

Meillard has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Meillard comes below both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 19% of the town.

44.7median age

MeillardAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Meillard
	Meillard	Allier median	France median
Under 15	19%	14%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.3%	11%
25–44	24%	19%	23%
45–64	25%	27%	26%
65+	24%	30%	22%
No diploma	18%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	22%	30%

Full pageMeillard’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.7 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Meillard?”

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

Work & commute

Meillard has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

For Meillard, that is below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Meillard has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Meillard, 0.4 per working resident

6.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,300

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMeillard’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Meillard than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.98/m² a month

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

Meillard sits below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€7.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Meillard€7.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€7.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.02/m² a month)

€7.57/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMeillard’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Meillard

12pages on Meillard

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Meillard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th–15th c.

Château des AixChâteau · 14th–18th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château des Aix: Photo: Aceras · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Meillard

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

How we find them →

Meillard’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-AllierMoulinsYzeureAvermesSaint-Germain-des-FossésMeillard

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Meillard	303	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	6.3	C⁺	A	D	B⁻
Varennes-sur-Allier	3,549	9.4	C⁻	A	C	D
Moulins	19,206	13	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺
Yzeure	12,897	13	A	A⁻	B	B⁺
Avermes	4,074	14	A⁺	A⁻	A	A
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés	3,579	16	B⁺	A	A⁻	C

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

About Meillard

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Meillard is a commune of 303 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

Population: 303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 10 sq mi (25.8 km²)
INSEE code: 03169

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.