Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rocles.
Who lives here
Rocles has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24
The 65-and-over age group makes up a third of residents. 18% of adults hold a degree, below Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Rocles split evenly at 53.6: half are older, half younger.
53.6median age
RoclesAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Rocles keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rocles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Rocles run lower than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,310 a year per consumption unit
Rocles holds 100 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%. 8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot8%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Rocles, 1 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Rocles
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rocles is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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.
