Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt.
Who lives here
Saint-Didier-la-Forêt has fewer older residents than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 7.8% of residents. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
43.3median age
Saint-Didier-la-ForêtAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Didier-la-Forêt keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt is Abbaye Saint-Gilbert de Neuffontaines. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%
The median disposable income is €26,270 a year per consumption unit. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.5 each).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt, 0.5 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Didier-la-Forêt
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Didier-la-Forêt is a commune of 399 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
399 (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.
