Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
187 people live in this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Fargeol is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 30% of homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Fargeol does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Fargeol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Bellaigue, in Virlet, 3.9 mi away.
51% 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-Fargeol.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, close to Allier’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Half of Saint-Fargeol is older than 56.1, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Fargeol | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €23,570 a year per consumption unit, close to Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Saint-Fargeol recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.28/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Fargeol is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Fargeol yet.
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-Fargeol | 187 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 10 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 12 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 13 | — | A | — | C− |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 14 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 15 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 16 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Fargeol is a commune of 187 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté. 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) · 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.