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A town of 1,104 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Molinet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of 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 one thing Molinet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Molinet 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Molinet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges archéologiques d'un centre de production de céramique, in Coulanges, 2.4 mi away.
15% 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 Molinet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Molinet comes below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Molinet, that is below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 9.7% of the labour force are out of work. Molinet has 400 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.9 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Molinet sits below both Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Molinet | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Molinet above both Allier’s towns (84.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger SemetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 95%+6 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Camille ClaudelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 146 | 95%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 99 residents of Molinet died, against 115 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Molinet. Best known first.
Nothing in Molinet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Molinet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molinet | 1,104 | — | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Digoin Saône-et-Loire | 7,353 | 3.1 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
| Paray-le-Monial Saône-et-Loire | 9,291 | 8.3 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Gueugnon Saône-et-Loire | 6,528 | 11 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre | 2,959 | 13 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 14 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Charolles Saône-et-Loire | 2,772 | 16 | A+ | A | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Molinet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns. 95% of 146 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Camille Claudel in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Molinet is a commune of 1,104 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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.