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465 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Bongheat isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 11% of its housing. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.
The 2 things Bongheat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bongheat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Bongheat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Tabl-trai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bongheat.
At 41.1, the median resident of Bongheat sits in the middle of the age range. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bongheat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bongheat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 250 residents in work, Bongheat has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,100 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Bongheat: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bongheat. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bongheat yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bongheat is a commune of 465 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongheat | 465 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billom | 4,805 | 4.5 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 5.8 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 7.4 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Vertaizon | 3,527 | 7.6 | B+ | B | A+ | D |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 9.3 | — | B | — | B− |
| Pont-du-Château | 12,412 | 10 | B+ | B | B | B |
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.