Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 64 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Valignat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Valignat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Valignat; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
63% 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 Valignat.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Valignat; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, near Allier’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Valignat | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents in Valignat at the census.
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.
A collège lies 1.5 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 14 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Baptiste DesfilhesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 99%+6 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 market in Valignat: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.69/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Valignat. Best known first.
Valignat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-André: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valignat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valignat | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gannat | 5,610 | 8 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 12 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme | 2,665 | 12 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 14 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 8,943 | 16 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 17 | C− | B | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valignat is a commune of 64 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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 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.