Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 12.4% unemployment. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car: three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Auzat-la-Combelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Auzat-la-Combelle with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auzat-la-Combelle.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Auzat-la-Combelle costs less than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.26/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,194/m², below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€2,181/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 125 homes were sold in Auzat-la-Combelle. House rents are put at about €7.71/m² a month.
€1,194/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Auzat-la-Combelle€1,194/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,210/m²
123
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.43 to €10.60/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Auzat-la-Combelle loses more people than its age profile suggests, 118 per 100 expected, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 272 residents of Auzat-la-Combelle died, against 230 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The nearest emergency department to Auzat-la-Combelle is Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire, 7.3 mi away.
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Auzat-la-Combelle · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Auzat-la-Combelle hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
Children under 15 make up 14%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.7%. Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older.
51.3median age
Auzat-la-CombellePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Incomes in Auzat-la-Combelle run lower than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,320 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 12.4%, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Auzat-la-Combelle, 0.2 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Auzat-la-Combelle, 88.0% passed the bac, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 3 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Auzat-la-Combelle keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Auzat-la-Combelle; none is classé, France’s top protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Auzat-la-Combelle
Is Auzat-la-Combelle safe?
Auzat-la-Combelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Auzat-la-Combelle good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Auzat-la-Combelle expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Auzat-la-Combelle grades A+ for cost of living.
About Auzat-la-Combelle
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auzat-la-Combelle is a commune of 1,956 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.
