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A town of 291 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Vicq a good place to live?

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

What makes Vicq stand out

The 2 things Vicq does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château d'Arçon
Château d'Arçon · Inscrit · Photo: Patrocle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vicq’s story

Vicq in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vicq counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1911First protected: Église Saint-Maurice
  • 1975Most recently protected: Château d'Arçon
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Nearby attractions

Château de la Mothe and 9 more in and around Vicq

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vicq. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vicq.

Who lives here

Vicq has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3% are 15 to 24

28% of residents are 65 or over, close to Allier’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Vicq is 53.3.

53.3median age
VicqAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vicq
VicqAllier medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–245.3%9.3%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma10%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Vicq: 58% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Vicq is Église Saint-Maurice. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vicq counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vicq are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%

The median disposable income was €26,640 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Allier’s towns (€23,590). Vicq holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 1.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Vicq, 0.4 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vicq than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.57/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Vicq.

€8.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vicq€8.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €11.24/m² a month)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vicq

12pages on Vicq

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vicq counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir ou château de la Mothe: Photo: Original téléversé par Ckoelma sur Wikipédia néerlandais . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vicq

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Vicq as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Vicq’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 →
GannatAigueperseSaint-Éloy-les-MinesSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleBellerive-sur-AllierChâtel-GuyonGannatAigueperseSaint-Éloy-les-MinesSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleBellerive-sur-AllierChâtel-GuyonVicq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vicq291—————
Gannat5,6106.1B−AC+C+
Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme2,66510—A—A+
Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme3,48012B+A+CB
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,88415C+ADB−
Bellerive-sur-Allier8,94315CC+C+B
Châtel-Guyon Puy-de-Dôme6,29916AB+BB+

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

About Vicq

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vicq is a commune of 291 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

Population
291 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
03311

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.