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391 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Auzelles has none. 44% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Auzelles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auzelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Auzelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auzelles.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Ages in Auzelles split evenly at 50: half are older, half younger. 16% are under 15, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Auzelles | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Auzelles is Église Saint-Blaise. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,030 a year. The unemployment rate comes to 10.5%. No commute at all: 7.5% of working residents in Auzelles at the census.
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.
Sales in Auzelles from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €5.90/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Auzelles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auzelles is a commune of 391 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auzelles | 391 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 11 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 12 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Billom | 4,805 | 12 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 14 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 16 | B | A | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.