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Home to 220 people, this town lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Sornin has none. 25% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Sornin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Sornin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, in Le Montet, 2.2 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sornin.
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Allier’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sornin | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 45% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. For its 50 residents in work, Saint-Sornin has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. The median disposable income was €20,450 a year per consumption unit, below Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Sornin. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Sornin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sornin 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-Sornin | 220 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 15 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 15 | B+ | A | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Sornin is a commune of 220 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 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.