Billom’s best grade is for cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The catch is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, better than two thirds of compared French towns. It ranks #18 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, C+ for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Billom 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 Billom.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Billom than in Puy-de-Dôme or compared French towns: 44 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Billom has 21 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 8 classé, the highest protection, and 13 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Cerneuf. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Billom than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.63/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,636/m², below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€2,181/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 91% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 164 homes were sold in Billom.
€1,636/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Billom€1,636/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,690/m²
150
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.92 to €11.71/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Billom Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Billom’s grade for health: a C−
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Puy-de-Dôme live to 85.6 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Billom is Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand, 11.7 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Billom come to 103 per 100 predicted. 1,101 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 705: 56% above.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw156
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Billom · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Billom works better than 81% of compared French towns
Billom has 1,750 jobs for 1,900 working residents, 0.9 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,210 a year. 4.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,750
jobs based in Billom, 0.9 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Billom hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 25%
The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Billom by age and the one in the middle is 48.8.
48.8median age
BillomPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Billom ranks below 57% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The graded crime recorded most in Billom was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 101 offenses locally. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.1.
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage61
Other physical violence19
Family violence11
Burglary5
Vehicle theft5
Fraud19
Theft without violence9
Drug use6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
101
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Beffroi de Billom and 3 more in and around Billom
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Billom. Best known first.
Église Saint-Cerneuf: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Loup: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Maison du 14e siècle: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison ancienne dite Maison du Boucher: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Billom
Is Billom safe?
It grades B for safety, #23 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Billom good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #19 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Billom expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Billom grades A for cost of living.
About Billom
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Billom is a commune of 4,805 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
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.
