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Home to 422 people, this town lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Plaisir is too small for the grades other French towns get. 15% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Plaisir does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Plaisir, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Plaisir.
A fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a third of residents. Children are 13% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Plaisir | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Plaisir, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Plaisir, for 150 working residents (0.6 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.6% of working residents in Saint-Plaisir went to work by public transport.
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-Plaisir recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Plaisir has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Placide: Photo: Léo Camus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Plaisir 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-Plaisir | 422 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sancoins Cher | 2,951 | 14 | B+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Avermes | 4,074 | 17 | A+ | A− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Plaisir is a commune of 422 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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 October 30, 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.