At under 1,000 residents, Ardes is too small for the grades other French towns get. 18% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
What makes Ardes stand out
The 2 things Ardes does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ardes.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Ardes: 35% are 65 or over, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 19% have a degree. 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). At 52.6, the median resident of Ardes sits in the middle of the age range.
52.6median age
ArdesPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ardes keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ardes is Église Saint-Dizaint. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Ardes than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,960 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 15.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Ardes: 250, for 200 residents in work (1.2 each). 10.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Ardes, 1.2 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ardes
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ardes is a commune of 592 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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.
