Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort.
History
Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort are under 15, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of the population. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Allier’s towns (30%). 27% of adults hold a degree.
44.5median age
Saint-Bonnet-de-RochefortAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
Unemployment stood at 9.9%, below Allier’s towns (12.1%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort holds 350 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort, 1.1 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort is a commune of 713 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
Population
713 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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.