Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 2,641 people, lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Saint-Yorre grades A+ overall, better than 96% of compared French towns, and ranks #2 of 19 in Allier. Crime is low (A): an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools are a strength too: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,471/m² costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy Communauté. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Saint-Yorre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Yorre 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Yorre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Busset, in Busset, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Yorre.
Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Yorre show 22 offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, family violence came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 18.5% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #2 of 21 in Allier. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 96%+2 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.24/m² a month, close to Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. Saint-Yorre recorded 96 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,471/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: 16% of residents. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, about level with Allier’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). At 49, the median resident of Saint-Yorre sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Yorre | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 340 residents of Saint-Yorre died, about as many as the 339 expected from France’s death rates at each age. Women in Allier live to 84.8 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Saint-Yorre has 1,100 jobs for 1,000 working residents, 1.1 per worker. Unemployment runs at 9.4%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,960 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Yorre. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Yorre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Yorre.
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-Yorre | 2,641 | — | A+ | A | A | C |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 2.2 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 8,943 | 4.6 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 4.6 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 4.7 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 6.4 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Puy-Guillaume Puy-de-Dôme | 2,630 | 7.3 | — | A− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #4 of 19 in Allier.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #2 of 21 in Allier. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Yorre grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Yorre is a commune of 2,641 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy 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 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.