Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gérand-le-Puy.
Who lives here
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24
52.3median age
Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Allier’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Half the people of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy are older than 52.3.
Saint-Gérand-le-PuyAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
History
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Gérand-le-Puy; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, 8.8%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 400 residents in work, Saint-Gérand-le-Puy has 300 jobs: 0.7 each. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,870 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, 0.7 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy is a commune of 963 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
963 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.6 km²)
INSEE code
03235
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy’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.
