Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 220 residents.
Ars-les-Favets isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 29% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Ars-les-Favets does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ars-les-Favets as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Patrocle, in La Celle, 2.9 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ars-les-Favets.
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 18% of residents. The middle age in Ars-les-Favets is 45.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ars-les-Favets | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,080 a year per consumption unit, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Ars-les-Favets didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.07/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Ars-les-Favets.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ars-les-Favets is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ars-les-Favets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ars-les-Favets | 220 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 4.6 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 6.3 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 12 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines Allier | 4,259 | 13 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 13 | — | A | — | C− |
| Domérat Allier | 8,622 | 15 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ars-les-Favets is a commune of 220 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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 8, 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.