Souvigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Souvigny 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souvigny.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Souvigny than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Souvigny, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,076/m². A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,076/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Souvigny€1,076/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,076/m²
53
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €10.67/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 13%, close to Allier’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. Half of Souvigny is older than 50.7, half younger.
50.7median age
SouvignyAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Souvigny’s ages would predict, 81 per 100 expected, under Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Souvigny is Centre hospitalier de Moulins, 6.8 mi away. 337 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 304: 11% above. In Allier, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Souvigny can choose among 4 GPs.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Souvigny · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Moulins
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Moulins
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Souvigny than in Allier or compared French towns: 47 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 6 of 8. Among the classé monuments in Souvigny is Ancienne église Saint-Marc. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer people in Souvigny are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.0%
One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Allier’s towns (12.1%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,910 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Souvigny, 0.5 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Souvigny
Is Souvigny safe?
Souvigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Souvigny expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,076/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Souvigny grades A+ for cost of living.
About Souvigny
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Souvigny is a commune of 1,698 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins 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
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.
