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A town of 436 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Blot-l'Église is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 19% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Blot-l'Église does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Blot-l'Église as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du Château fort de Blot-le-Rocher, dit Château Rocher, in Saint-Rémy-de-Blot, 4.1 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blot-l'Église.
The middle age in Blot-l'Église is 46.8. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Blot-l'Église | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 100 jobs are based in Blot-l'Église, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.6%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Blot-l'Église.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Blot-l'Église is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blot-l'Église 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blot-l'Église | 436 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 9.4 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 11 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 12 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 12 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Aigueperse | 2,665 | 12 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Gannat Allier | 5,610 | 12 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Blot-l'Église is a commune of 436 people in the Communauté de communes Combrailles Sioule et Morge. 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) · 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.