Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. 18% are under 15, higher than both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
47median age
Saint-Pourçain-sur-BesbreAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
At the census, 6.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre: 150, for 150 residents in work (0.9 each). Median disposable income is €25,870 a year for each consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, 0.9 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.86/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.57/m² a month. The market in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€6.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre€6.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€6.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.25 to €8.96/m² a month)
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre is a commune of 371 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
371 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
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.
