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A town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, home to 446 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Allier falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Allier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison natale du maréchal Foch, actuellement Musée Foch, in Tarbes, 4.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allier.
52% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.4%.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Allier | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Allier, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 1.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €27,700 a year per consumption unit, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.74/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Allier.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Allier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Allier as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Allier is a commune of 446 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. 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 November 4, 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.