Yzeure grades A overall: better than 89% of compared French towns, and #4 of 19 in Allier. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Yzeure 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 Yzeure.
HousingCost of living A−
The middle sale price in Yzeure: €1,507/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Yzeure sell for €1,598/m² and apartments for €1,315/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.97/m² a month, near Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 75% were houses.
€1,507/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Yzeure€1,507/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,598/m²
353
Apartments
€1,315/m²
116
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.51/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.73/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Yzeure come to a median €26,620 a year per consumption unit, against €23,590 in Allier’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Yzeure has 6,500 jobs for 4,900 working residents, 1.3 per worker. At the census, 17.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.0%.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot6%
Bicycle6%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
6,500
jobs based in Yzeure, 1.3 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Yzeure loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 82 per 100 expected, below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Yzeure. In Allier, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 1,476 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,728: 15% below.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Yzeure · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Moulins
1.5 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
14% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, higher than Allier’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: residents of Yzeure have a median age of 49.8.
49.8median age
YzeureAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Yzeure: 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Yzeure is Église Saint-Pierre. 3 of the 4 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Yzeure ranks below 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Graded property crimes ran at 14 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.3 (2023–2025 average). In all, 264 offenses reached the police record in Yzeure in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage95
Burglary52
Other physical violence47
Sexual violence29
Family violence20
Theft from vehicles13
Vehicle theft8
Fraud66
Theft without violence60
Drug use30
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
264
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #4 of 21 in Allier. Near Yzeure, 92.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Allier’s towns (90.8%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 95% of 472 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien château de Joulet: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Panloue: Photo: jean-louis Zimmermann from Orange, FRANCE · CC BY 2.0 · Château de Pouzeux: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Yzeure
Is Yzeure safe?
It grades B for safety, #11 of 19 in Allier. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 52 burglaries and 95 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Yzeure good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #4 of 21 in Allier. 91% of 156 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Monnet in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Yzeure expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Yzeure grades A− for cost of living.
About Yzeure
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Yzeure is a commune of 12,897 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.
