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Saint-Étienne-de-VicqAllier

523 people live in this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq falls below the line for grades.

Château de Verseilles
Château de Verseilles · Inscrit · Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq’s story

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq in pictures

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1932First protected: église Saint-Étienne
  • 2003Most recently protected: Château de Verseilles
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq are under 15, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 19% of the population. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.

41.6median age
Saint-Étienne-de-VicqAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq
Saint-Étienne-de-VicqAllier medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–248.7%9.3%11%
25–4427%19%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+19%30%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education29%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq is église Saint-Étienne. This Allier town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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-Étienne-de-Vicq than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

7.5% of the labour force are out of work. Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,800 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq, 0.2 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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-Étienne-de-Vicq costs less than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.92/m² a month

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

14 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq€8.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.16 to €11.11/m² a month)
€6.53/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-Étienne-de-Vicq

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Landmarks

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Verseilles: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq yet.

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Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq’s neighbors

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

All towns in Allier →
CussetSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxVichyLapalisseAbrestCussetSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxVichyLapalisseAbrestSaint-Étienne-de-Vicq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq523—————
Cusset13,3165C+B+B−C
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés3,5795.1B+AA−C
Creuzier-le-Vieux3,2055.2AB−A+B+
Vichy25,1156.4C−BDB−
Lapalisse3,1386.8A+AB+B−
Abrest2,9157.1B+A−A−C+

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

About Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq is a commune of 523 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lapalisse. 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
523 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Lapalisse
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.4 sq mi (19.2 km²)
INSEE code
03230

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.