Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Désiré.
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of residents are 65 or over
Children are 16% of the town. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, about level with Allier’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population.
51.3median age
Saint-DésiréAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
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
History
Old homes shape Saint-Désiré: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Désiré: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Désiré. 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
Fewer people in Saint-Désiré are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%
At the census, 4.6% of commuters got to work without a car. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Désiré, for 150 working residents (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €22,490 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Désiré, 0.5 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Désiré
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Désiré is a commune of 424 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel. 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.
