FR Cette page existe en français : Puy-de-Dôme en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. Home › France › Puy-de-Dôme Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Département 63 Find your town in Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme has 463 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 44 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 67 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.
38 graded towns
15 grade A− or better
463 towns and villages
Clermont-Ferrand largest · 146,351
Puy-de-Dôme at a glance What Puy-de-Dôme is like The median ranked town in Puy-de-Dôme grades highest on walkability and jobs & income against towns across France, and lowest on schools. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The median town, subject by subject The median ranked town in Puy-de-Dôme against French towns · the line marks the median French town
Walkability B+ ahead of 68% Jobs & income B ahead of 65% Health B ahead of 64% Safety B ahead of 64% Cost of living B ahead of 59% Schools C+ ahead of 42% The finder
Find a town that’s… 38 towns · ordered by Puy-de-Dôme rank
#1 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 3,311 people · #4 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA SafetyLowest C+ Walkability
#2 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 5,396 people · #53 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− Cost of livingLowest B− Health
#3 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 2,748 people · #78 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA HealthLowest B Walkability
#4 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 4,883 people · #92 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyA Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Walkability
#5 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 3,957 people · #97 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− Jobs & incomeLowest B− Schools
#6 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 3,721 people · #99 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA SafetyLowest C Walkability
#7 in Puy-de-Dôme A+ Town · 6,517 people · #149 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA SchoolsLowest B− Health
#8 in Puy-de-Dôme A Town · 3,141 people · #335 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA SchoolsLowest D Jobs & income
#9 in Puy-de-Dôme A Town · 6,299 people · #336 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Cost of livingLowest B Jobs & income
#10 in Puy-de-Dôme A Town · 3,826 people · #342 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingA− HealthLowest C+ Schools
#11 in Puy-de-Dôme A Town · 3,189 people · #357 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− HealthLowest C+ Cost of living
#12 in Puy-de-Dôme A Town · 6,592 people · #411 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA HealthLowest C Cost of living
#13 in Puy-de-Dôme A Town · 6,528 people · #425 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ Cost of livingLowest C+ Jobs & income
#14 in Puy-de-Dôme A− Town · 7,894 people · #603 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− Jobs & incomeLowest C Schools
#15 in Puy-de-Dôme A− Town · 2,897 people · #790 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− Jobs & incomeLowest C Schools
#16 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 3,527 people · #1,104 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Health
#17 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 3,609 people · #1,196 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeA− SafetyLowest C− Walkability
#18 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 4,805 people · #1,247 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA− WalkabilityLowest C− Health
#19 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 8,709 people · #1,248 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A HealthA− Jobs & incomeLowest C− Schools
#20 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 2,872 people · #1,254 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyB+ Jobs & incomeLowest C− Schools
#21 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 12,412 people · #1,304 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B HealthB SafetyLowest C Schools
#22 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 3,480 people · #1,309 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ Cost of livingB WalkabilityLowest C− Jobs & income
#23 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 3,709 people · #1,311 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A HealthA− SafetyLowest D Schools
#24 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 10,728 people · #1,321 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityA− HealthLowest C Cost of living
#25 in Puy-de-Dôme B+ Town · 4,166 people · #1,324 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB+ SchoolsLowest C− Health
#26 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 3,412 people · #1,467 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB WalkabilityLowest D Jobs & income
#27 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 8,953 people · #1,477 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityA− Jobs & incomeLowest D Schools
#28 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 5,415 people · #1,522 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyB+ WalkabilityLowest C− Health
#29 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 18,820 people · #1,524 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityA− Cost of livingLowest D Safety
#30 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 4,479 people · #1,526 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ HealthLowest C+ Safety
#31 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 17,509 people · #1,668 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityA− Jobs & incomeLowest C Safety
#32 in Puy-de-Dôme B Town · 10,459 people · #1,679 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityA− Jobs & incomeLowest C− Safety
#33 in Puy-de-Dôme B− Town · 19,951 people · #2,017 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Jobs & incomeLowest C Cost of living
#34 in Puy-de-Dôme C+ Town · 15,115 people · #2,442 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB Cost of livingLowest C− Safety
#35 in Puy-de-Dôme C Town · 11,637 people · #2,653 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB+ WalkabilityLowest D Safety
#36 in Puy-de-Dôme C Town · 4,139 people · #2,782 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− Cost of livingLowest D Schools
#37 in Puy-de-Dôme C− City · 146,351 people · #3,192 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB− HealthLowest D Safety
#38 in Puy-de-Dôme D Town · 10,335 people · #3,430 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB− Jobs & incomeLowest D Schools
Show all 38 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
12 of these towns have a Safety Grade with a caution: between 10% and 25% of their index uses the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.
No overall grade Towns without an overall grade Each has its page and the subject grades it has. In France an overall grade needs a Safety Grade, and five graded subjects in all.
Saint-Genès-Champanelle 4,066 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Schools A−, Health A−, Jobs & income A+, Walkability D− Mur-sur-Allier 3,111 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools C, Health B−, Jobs & income A−, Walkability C+ Aigueperse 2,665 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Schools D, Health A+, Jobs & income B, Walkability B+ Puy-Guillaume 2,630 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Schools C, Health B−, Jobs & income C+, Walkability B− Aydat 2,574 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km. Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health C−, Jobs & income B+, Walkability D− Sayat 2,529 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Schools C−, Health A−, Jobs & income A, Walkability C+ Every town and village 419 smaller towns and villages in Puy-de-Dôme With the 44 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 463 communes of Puy-de-Dôme, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.
Arlanc1,785 Aubiat1,023 Auzat-la-Combelle1,956 Beauregard-l'Évêque1,586 Beauregard-Vendon1,328 Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise1,442 Bromont-Lamothe1,032 Celles-sur-Durolle1,627 Chabreloche1,156 Chambaron sur Morge1,766 Champeix1,422 Chanonat1,729 Chapdes-Beaufort1,140 Chappes1,607 Charbonnières-les-Varennes1,935 Charbonnières-les-Vieilles1,170 Chauriat1,805 Combronde2,138 Coudes1,225 Culhat1,182 Cunlhat1,290 Durtol1,914 Effiat1,124 Enval1,596 Escoutoux1,369 Job1,016 Joze1,183 La Bourboule1,727 La Monnerie-le-Montel1,647 Le Breuil-sur-Couze1,028 Le Crest1,300 Les Ancizes-Comps1,682 Les Martres-d'Artière2,252 Loubeyrat1,437 Luzillat1,163 Malauzat1,160 Malintrat1,151 Manzat1,426 Marsac-en-Livradois1,381 Marsat1,426 Ménétrol1,640 Mirefleurs2,373 Moissat1,253 Mont-Dore1,163 Nohanent2,203 Orléat2,242 Paslières1,491 Pérignat-sur-Allier1,506 Peschadoires2,104 Pionsat1,042 Plauzat1,641 Randan1,619 Saint-Amant-Tallende1,866 Saint-Beauzire2,210 Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom2,110 Saint-Georges-de-Mons2,048 Saint-Georges-sur-Allier1,395 Saint-Germain-Lembron2,031 Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne1,192 Saint-Julien-de-Coppel1,281 Saint-Ours1,708 Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle1,746 Saint-Saturnin1,164 Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne1,127 Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin1,063 Sauxillanges1,316 Tallende1,619 352 villages under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades Next door Départements next to Puy-de-Dôme The départements that share a border with it: each one’s communes, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.
Questions about Puy-de-Dôme What is the best place to live in Puy-de-Dôme? La Roche-Blanche ranks first of 38 graded towns of 2,500 or more: jobs & income (A+) and safety (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (C+) is its lowest. Vic-le-Comte and Ennezat follow.
How do the biggest towns in Puy-de-Dôme grade? Clermont-Ferrand (146,351 people) grades C− overall, with its best grade in walkability. Cournon-d'Auvergne (19,951 people) grades B− overall, with its best grade in walkability.
How are these towns ranked? By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Puy-de-Dôme, where five or more have an overall grade.
Is every commune in Puy-de-Dôme on TownRatings? Yes: all 463 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 44 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 67 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 352 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.
Why isn’t my town ranked? The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Aigueperse and Aydat and Mur-sur-Allier and Puy-Guillaume and 2 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Photos: La Roche-Blanche, SM63 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Vic-le-Comte, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Ennezat, MachinBidule (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Volvic, Matthieu Perona (CC BY 3.0 ) · Mozac, Llapissera (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Veyre-Monton, Sylenius (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Ambert, Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez (CC BY-SA 2.0 ) · Maringues, Krzysztof Golik (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Châtel-Guyon, Joël DAMASE (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Les Martres-de-Veyre, Les Martres-de-Veyre (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Châteaugay, GaMip (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Ceyrat, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Lezoux, AirScott (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Romagnat, SM63 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Orcet, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Vertaizon, SM63 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Orcines, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Billom, Tournasol7 (CC BY 4.0 ) · Lempdes, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Pérignat-lès-Sarliève, Szeder László (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Pont-du-Château, Eddie bernard (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Éloy-les-Mines, A.BourgeoisP (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Blanzat, Mbelhomme1 (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Beaumont, Romary (CC BY 2.5 ) · Courpière, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Brassac-les-Mines, Elliott Sadourny (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Cébazat, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Le Cendre, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Riom, Adrien Dauzats (CC0 ) · Royat, SM63 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Chamalières, SM63 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Aubière, Peyot (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Cournon-d'Auvergne, Raimond Spekking (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Issoire, Torsade de Pointes (CC0 ) · Thiers, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Aulnat, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Clermont-Ferrand, Tbo47 (CC0 ) · Gerzat, Tabl-trai (CC BY-SA 4.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). 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.
