Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ygrande.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Ygrande, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town, lower than both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 30% of the population. Among adults, 22% have a degree.
51.9median age
YgrandeAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ygrande keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ygrande is Église Saint-Martin. The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Ygrande run lower than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,620 a year per consumption unit
9.2% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs located in Ygrande: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). At the census, 13.1% of working residents in Ygrande didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Ygrande, 0.6 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ygrande than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,034/m², below both Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Ygrande from July 2023 to June 2026: 33 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.34/m² a month.
€1,034/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ygrande€1,034/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,034/m²
33
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.33 to €10.29/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ygrande
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ygrande is a commune of 762 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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.
