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A town of 1,528 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Quinssaines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times 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 2 things Quinssaines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Quinssaines 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Quinssaines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Domérat, 3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quinssaines.
At the census, 2.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Quinssaines holds 100 jobs; 650 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €27,200 a year per consumption unit.
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.
49 sales of houses and apartments in Quinssaines, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,421/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,421/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Allier: 84.8 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 101 deaths in Quinssaines between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 126: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Quinssaines is Centre hospitalier de Montlucon, 5.1 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of residents, close to Allier’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. 28% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Quinssaines | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Quinssaines 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 Quinssaines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinssaines | 1,528 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 2.4 | — | A | — | C− |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 3.2 | B | A | A | C+ |
| Huriel | 2,536 | 3.5 | — | A+ | — | C |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 4.5 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 6 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 12 | B+ | A | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Quinssaines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,421/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Quinssaines grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Quinssaines is a commune of 1,528 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.