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Saint-Didier-en-DonjonAllier

Home to 245 people, this town lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Didier-en-Donjon a good place to live?

Saint-Didier-en-Donjon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Saint-Didier-en-Donjon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Didier-en-Donjon’s story

2 historic monuments, 1 classé

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Bernard Descrots d'Estrée, born in 1733, is the one person born in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1982First protected: Les deux bâtiments à pans de bois de la Bazolle
  • 2009Most recently protected: Château des Millets
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Didier-en-Donjon: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon is Les deux bâtiments à pans de bois de la Bazolle. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A younger town: only 21% of people in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon are 65 or over, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns

46median age

16% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Allier’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.

Saint-Didier-en-DonjonAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon
Saint-Didier-en-DonjonAllier medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+21%30%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education16%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,320 a year per consumption unit

3%walk, cycle or take transit

2.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). The jobless rate is 11.0%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon, 0.4 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.78/m² a month

€7.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon. A house rents for an estimated €7.55/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Didier-en-Donjon€7.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €10.06/m² a month)
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Didier-en-Donjon

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Nearby attractions

Château des Millets and 3 more in and around Saint-Didier-en-Donjon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Didier-en-Donjon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Didier-en-Donjon

One notable person was born in Saint-Didier-en-Donjon.

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About Saint-Didier-en-Donjon

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Didier-en-Donjon is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. 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
245 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
12.8 sq mi (33.1 km²)
INSEE code
03226

Saint-Didier-en-Donjon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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DigoinDompierre-sur-BesbreParay-le-MonialLapalisseBourbon-LancyGueugnonDigoinDompierre-sur-BesbreParay-le-MonialLapalisseBourbon-LancyGueugnonSaint-Didier-en-Donjon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Didier-en-Donjon245—————
Digoin Saône-et-Loire7,3539.6B+A+CB−
Dompierre-sur-Besbre2,95913A−A+A+B−
Paray-le-Monial Saône-et-Loire9,29113A+A−A−B
Lapalisse3,13814A+AB+B−
Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire4,67417A+A+AB
Gueugnon Saône-et-Loire6,52818A+A+BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.