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A town of 726 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,035/m². People aged 65 and over make up 42% of residents.
The 3 things Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Ainay-le-Château, 2.9 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais.
Graduates make up 19% of adults. Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais split evenly at 60.1: half are older, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais: 150, for 250 residents in work (0.6 each). Half of residents lived on more than €23,400 a year per consumption unit, close to Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 10.0% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
The market in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,035/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais | 726 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond Cher | 9,899 | 9.5 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Sancoins Cher | 2,951 | 16 | B+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Dun-sur-Auron Cher | 3,524 | 16 | A | A− | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais is a commune of 726 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tronçais. 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 November 4, 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.