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A town of 1,036 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Allouis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 25% of 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 Allouis 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Allouis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
15% 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 Allouis.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Allouis: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 8.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Irène Joliot-CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 82%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €26,900 a year per consumption unit. Allouis holds 150 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Cher is 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 65 deaths in Allouis between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 66: 1% below. Adjusted mortality locally: 99 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Allouis is Ch de Vierzon, 9.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Cher’s towns (20%). Over-65s are 17% of the population. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Allouis | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Allouis is Église Saint-Germain. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Of the graded crimes in Allouis, family violence came up most often (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.8 cases of violence against people and 10.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 60.9% of the index here.
Heritage and museums in and near Allouis. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Mehun-sur-Yèvre2.7 km south, in Mehun-sur-YèvreFortFortPorte de l'Horloge2.5 km south, in Mehun-sur-YèvreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Foëcy4.8 km west, in FoëcyArt galleryArt galleryAtelier de l'Olivier2.5 km south, in Mehun-sur-YèvreMuseumMuseumPôle de la porcelaine2.7 km south, in Mehun-sur-YèvrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Allouis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Allouis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allouis | 1,036 | — | — | A+ | — | C− |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,380 | 1.8 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 8 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Vierzon | 25,068 | 8.1 | C | A | D | C− |
| Méreau | 2,632 | 8.1 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 8.6 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny | 2,546 | 8.8 | — | A | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Allouis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Allouis is a commune of 1,036 people in the Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry. 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.