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With 201 residents, it is a town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

201

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.86

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,390

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Voir a good place to live?

Saint-Voir is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Saint-Voir’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Saint-Voir’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Saint-Voir has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jacques Gougenot, born in 1895, is the one person born in Saint-Voir before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1989First protected: Chapelle du Verger

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Voir.

History

Saint-Voir keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Voir is Chapelle du Verger.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Chapelle du Verger 15th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1989

first monument protected

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Age of homes53% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Voir?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Voir than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, about level with Allier’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: half the people of Saint-Voir are older than 49.5.

49.5median age

Saint-VoirAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Voir
	Saint-Voir	Allier median	France median
Under 15	12%	14%	17%
15–24	10%	9.3%	11%
25–44	21%	19%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	23%	30%	22%
No diploma	17%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	17%	18%
Higher education	22%	22%	30%

Full pageSaint-Voir’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.5 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Voir?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Voir than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

The median disposable income was €26,390 a year per consumption unit, above Allier’s towns (€23,590) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Voir holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Nearly a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot5%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Saint-Voir, 0.5 per working resident

12.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,390

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€26,390 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Voir than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Saint-Voir.

€6.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Voir€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

Full pageSaint-Voir’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.86/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Parc de sculptures Engelbrecht and 2 more in and around Saint-Voir

Heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Voir. Best known first.

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GardenGardenParc de sculptures Engelbrecht4.3 km northeast, in Thionne ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Fougis4.3 km northeast, in Thionne ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Belleau3.2 km southwest, in Treteau

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Voir

12pages on Saint-Voir

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Saint-Voir has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Chapelle du VergerChapel · 15th c.

Classé

Château du Vieux ChambordChâteau · 14th–19th c. · in Treteau, 4.3 mi

Classé

Château de la Cour-en-ChapeauChâteau · 15th & 16th c. · in Chapeau, 5.4 mi

Classé

Château de Saint-Géran ou du ParcChâteau · 17th c. · in Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux, 5.6 mi

Famous people from Saint-Voir

2 notable people were born in Saint-Voir.

Their page →

Paul SéramyFrench politician (1920–1992)

Jacques GougenotFrench politician (1895-1961)

Saint-Voir’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Allier →

Varennes-sur-AllierDompierre-sur-BesbreLapalisseSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleYzeureMoulinsSaint-Voir

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Voir	201	—	—	—	—	—
Varennes-sur-Allier	3,549	8.4	C⁻	A	C	D
Dompierre-sur-Besbre	2,959	11	A⁻	A⁺	A⁺	B⁻
Lapalisse	3,138	12	A⁺	A	B⁺	B⁻
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	13	C⁺	A	D	B⁻
Yzeure	12,897	13	A	A⁻	B	B⁺
Moulins	19,206	14	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Voir

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Voir is a commune of 201 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: 201 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²)
INSEE code: 03263

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.