Neuvy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,642/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Neuvy 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neuvy.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Neuvy costs less than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.63/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,642/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Neuvy between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.76/m² a month.
€1,642/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuvy€1,642/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,642/m²
33
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €10.83/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Neuvy than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
26% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. In addition, the 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
54.7median age
NeuvyAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Neuvy, 5.5%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €28,600 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
300
jobs based in Neuvy, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Neuvy is Église Saint-Vincent anciennement Saint-Hilaire. This Allier town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 175 candidates at 2 lycées. For collège, the closest is 1.6 mi away. At the two general lycées, 95% of 472 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Neuvy has a higher adjusted death rate than 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Neuvy. In Allier, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: 140 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 159: 12% below.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Neuvy · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Moulins
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Moulins
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuvy
Is Neuvy safe?
Neuvy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Neuvy good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. 97% of 316 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Théodore de Banville in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neuvy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,642/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuvy grades A for cost of living.
About Neuvy
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Neuvy is a commune of 1,475 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. 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
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.
