Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Château de Saint-Géran ou du Parc. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24
46.9median age
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 17% of adults, below Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: the 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.
Saint-Gérand-de-VauxAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €22,710 a year per consumption unit, about level with Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux counts 0.7 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). 11.7% of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux, 0.7 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux is a commune of 408 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
408 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
15.6 sq mi (40.4 km²)
INSEE code
03234
Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
