A solid town with one catch. Residents are healthier than most (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Blanzat grades B+ overall and ranks #23 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. That leaves it better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. The drawback is schools: bac results 2.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,121/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Blanzat 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 Blanzat.
Schools
Brevet results near Blanzat run low: 76.2% passed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 89% of 188 candidates passed the bac pro. The town’s schools place #41 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme on results. Near Blanzat, 87.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
86%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Blanzat sees fewer deaths than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
487 deaths in Blanzat between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 531: 8% below. Life expectancy at birth in Puy-de-Dôme is 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Blanzat · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Pole Sante Republique
3.5 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
Older residents shape Blanzat: 32% are 65 or over, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. 14% are under 15, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Blanzat: 51.9, the median.
51.9median age
BlanzatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Blanzat sees less crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Blanzat (2025). Violence against people averaged 1.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.9. In all, 58 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025.
1.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Burglary20
Family violence8
Vehicle theft6
Fraud18
Drug use7
Theft without violence6
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.
1.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
58
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
11.1%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (11.1% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Blanzat is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,620 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Blanzat has 450 jobs for 1,450 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.8%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Blanzat, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Blanzat has 3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Blanzat’s grade for cost of living: a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
92 sales of houses and apartments in Blanzat, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,121/m². Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The estimated advertised rent is €11.37/m² a month, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,121/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blanzat€2,121/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,141/m²
87
€11.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.12 to €14.16/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Plateau dit des Côtes de Clermont (également sur communes de Clermont-Ferrand, Durtol et Nohanent): Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fanum gallo-romain: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blanzat
Is Blanzat safe?
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Blanzat good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. 86% of 312 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Ambroise Brugière in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Blanzat expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,121/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blanzat grades B− for cost of living.
About Blanzat
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Blanzat is a commune of 3,709 people in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. 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.
