Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 291 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Monestier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Monestier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monestier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vincent, in Chantelle, 2.2 mi away.
55% 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 Monestier.
Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Allier’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 22% of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Monestier | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 100 residents in work, Monestier has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to Allier’s towns (12.1%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.8% of working residents in Monestier didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Sales in Monestier from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Monestier. Best known first.
Nothing in Monestier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monestier yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestier | 291 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 9.5 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Gannat | 5,610 | 12 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 15 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 15 | C− | A | C | D |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 16 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme | 2,665 | 17 | — | A | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monestier is a commune of 291 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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.