Montcombroux-les-Mines isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly two in five homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 39% of the population.
What makes Montcombroux-les-Mines stand out
The 2 things Montcombroux-les-Mines does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcombroux-les-Mines.
Who lives here
An older town: 39% of people in Montcombroux-les-Mines are 65 or over, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
58.5median age
Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 3.4% of the town. The age that splits Montcombroux-les-Mines in two is 58.5.
Montcombroux-les-MinesAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Montcombroux-les-Mines are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.3%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Montcombroux-les-Mines holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €22,100 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Montcombroux-les-Mines, 0.3 per working resident
18.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Montcombroux-les-Mines is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. 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
295 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code
03181
Montcombroux-les-Mines’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
