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This town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 2,100. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
Schools are its weak spot (D) — bac results 10 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.1 points below the expected rate. It also trails on walkability: 3% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,354/m² costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Victor has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Saint-Victor does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Victor with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Victor has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saint-Victor has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
4.1% 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-Victor.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,380 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.4% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
82.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Victor, lower than both Allier’s towns (84.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 3.4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 85%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Albert EinsteinNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 59 | 73%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.31/m² a month, near Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,354/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Victor from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,370/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Allier: 84.8 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Victor records 97 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 171 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 166, 3% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Over-65s are 28% of the population. 17% are under 15, above Allier’s towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Saint-Victor is 49.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Victor | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
4.1% of homes date from before 1919. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Saint-Victor has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Victor: Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Victor 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-Victor | 2,100 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 2.2 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 3.4 | C | A | D | C |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 3.8 | B | A | A | C+ |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 5.3 | — | A | — | C− |
| Huriel | 2,536 | 6.1 | — | A+ | — | C |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 9.3 | B+ | A | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Victor has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,354/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Victor grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Victor is a commune of 2,100 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.