Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7% of the town. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, below Allier’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 38% of adults.

52.8median age

MeillersAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Meillers
	Meillers	Allier median	France median
Under 15	11%	14%	17%
15–24	7%	9.3%	11%
25–44	22%	19%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	28%	30%	22%
No diploma	17%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	38%	22%	30%

Full pageMeillers’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.8 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2 people per household Born abroad7.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Meillers?”

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

History

Meillers keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Meillers is Église Saint-Julien. This Allier town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Julien 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1846

first monument protected

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Age of homes52% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Meillers?”

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

Work & commute

Meillers is better off than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,060 a year per consumption unit

50 jobs are based in Meillers, for 50 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Meillers, 0.4 per working resident

0.0%

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

€28,060

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

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€28,060 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Meillers than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.36/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.76/m² a month. Meillers recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Meillers€8.36/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€8.36/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €10.49/m² a month)

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMeillers’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.36/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de La Salle and 6 more in and around Meillers

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Meillers. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Sallein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Plessis3.8 km north, in Autry-Issards MuseumMuseumTrain touristique du musée de la Mine de Noyant-d'Allier3.9 km southeast, in Noyant-d'Allier ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Noyant-d'Allier4.1 km southeast, in Noyant-d'Allier ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Issards4.3 km northeast, in Autry-Issards Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de Grosbois4.8 km northwest, in Gipcy

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Meillers

12pages on Meillers

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors34% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Meillers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Château de La SalleChâteau · 13th c.

Église Saint-JulienChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Julien: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Meillers

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

How we find them →

Meillers’ 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 →

MoulinsAvermesYzeureSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleMeillers

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Meillers	129	—	—	—	—	—
Moulins	19,206	12	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺
Avermes	4,074	12	A⁺	A⁻	A	A
Yzeure	12,897	13	A	A⁻	B	B⁺
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	17	C⁺	A	D	B⁻

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

About Meillers

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Meillers is a commune of 129 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: 129 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code: 03170

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.