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ArtonnePuy-de-Dôme

This town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 912.

Is Artonne a good place to live?

Artonne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Artonne’s story

Artonne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Artonne counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1886First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 2007The protected historic area is created
  • 2020Most recently protected: Maison Treilhes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Artonne.

History

Artonne keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Artonne is Église Saint-Martin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Artonne counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1886
first monument protected
2007
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
24%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Artonne has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 36% of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Residents of Artonne have a median age of 46.

46median age
ArtonnePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Artonne
ArtonnePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–249.1%9.7%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma11%16%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education36%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Artonne has lower unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 400 residents in work, Artonne has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,390 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Artonne, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Artonne than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.74/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Artonne recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Artonne€9.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.22/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Verger and 4 more in and around Artonne

Heritage in and near Artonne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Artonne

12pages on Artonne

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Artonne counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Fontaine du 12e siècle: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fontaine du 12e siècle: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Verger: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison Treilhes: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Artonne

One notable person was born in Artonne.

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Artonne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →
AigueperseGannatChâtel-GuyonRiomEnnezatMozacAigueperseGannatChâtel-GuyonRiomEnnezatMozacArtonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Artonne912—————
Aigueperse2,6653—A—A+
Gannat Allier5,6106.7B−AC+C+
Châtel-Guyon6,2997.1AB+BB+
Riom18,8208.1BA−DB−
Ennezat2,7488.2A+B+BA
Mozac3,9578.4A+BAA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Artonne

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Artonne is a commune of 912 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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

Population
912 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code
63012

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.