Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,586 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Homes are affordable (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is another plus: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for walkability. Homes go for a median €1,834/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Beauregard-l'Évêque 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.
The one thing Beauregard-l'Évêque does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Beauregard-l'Évêque 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.
Beauregard-l'Évêque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Beauregard-l'Évêque: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauregard-l'Évêque.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. 36 houses and apartments changed hands in Beauregard-l'Évêque from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,833/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 215 residents of Beauregard-l'Évêque died, against 172 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Beauregard-l'Évêque records 81 deaths per 100 expected, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (83) and lower than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Beauregard-l'Évêque is Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand, 9.3 mi away. Life expectancy in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Beauregard-l'Évêque is Ancien couvent des Minimes. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 34% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Beauregard-l'Évêque | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.4% of commuters at the census. 250 jobs are based in Beauregard-l'Évêque, for 750 working residents (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €28,570 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 6.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MortaixNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Beauregard-l'Évêque. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la batellerie d'Allier Pierre-Mondanel4.3 km southwest, in Pont-du-Château
ChâteauChâteau de Pont-du-Château4.3 km southwest, in Pont-du-ChâteauChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chignat3.4 km southwest, in VertaizonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Beauregard-l'Évêque: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Aventin (chapelle du cimetière): Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 4.0 · Maison à pans de bois: Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Beauregard-l'Évêque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard-l'Évêque | 1,586 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Vertaizon | 3,527 | 2.6 | B+ | B | A+ | D |
| Pont-du-Château | 12,412 | 2.7 | B+ | B | B | B |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 4.3 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 4.6 | — | B | — | B− |
| Lempdes | 8,709 | 5.9 | B+ | C− | B | A |
| Billom | 4,805 | 6.5 | B+ | A | B | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Beauregard-l'Évêque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Beauregard-l'Évêque grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beauregard-l'Évêque is a commune of 1,586 people in the Communauté de communes Billom Communauté. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.