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A town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 214 people.
Saint-Priest-en-Murat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Priest-en-Murat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Priest-en-Murat; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Priest-en-Murat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Priest: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Priest-en-Murat.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Priest-en-Murat; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, between Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. The age that splits Saint-Priest-en-Murat in two is 52.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Priest-en-Murat | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Saint-Priest-en-Murat counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). The median disposable income was €22,890 a year per consumption unit, close to Allier’s towns (€23,590) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 10.2% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
Sales in Saint-Priest-en-Murat from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Saint-Priest-en-Murat.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Priest-en-Murat is a commune of 214 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris 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
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-Priest-en-Murat | 214 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 8.9 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 13 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 13 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 15 | C | A | D | C |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 17 | — | A | — | C− |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 17 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.