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BoudesPuy-de-Dôme

260 people live in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

260

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.20

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,870

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Boudes a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Boudes falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.

What makes Boudes stand out

The one thing Boudes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

12% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Loup · Classé · Photo: Rensi sur Wikipédia allemand · Public domain

Boudes’ story

Boudes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boudes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1988First protected: Église Saint-Loup
2021Most recently protected: Domaine de la Borie

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boudes.

History

Boudes keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boudes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Loup. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Loup 12th–16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1988

first monument protected

Full pageBoudes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes42% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Boudes?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Boudes, fewer than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Boudes has a median age of 49.8. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older.

49.8median age

BoudesPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boudes
	Boudes	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	9%	9.7%	11%
25–44	20%	22%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	23%	25%	22%
No diploma	18%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	30%	32%	30%

Full pageBoudes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.8 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households140 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Boudes?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Boudes has higher unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 12.6%

Boudes holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 4.2% 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. The median disposable income is €24,870 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot3%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Boudes, 0.3 per working resident

12.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,870

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBoudes’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,870 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.6 mi to the nearest lycée.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Boudes92.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège de LiziniatNearest collègeCollège	Collège	103	92%+2 pts

92.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBoudes’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Boudes than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.20/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Boudes from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€9.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boudes€9.20/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.30/m² a month)

€7.84/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBoudes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Cirque des Mottes and 6 more in and around Boudes

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Boudes. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionCirque des Mottesin town AttractionAttractionFalaises des Mottesin town AttractionAttractionVallon des Fossesin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villeneuve-Lembron2.4 km north, in Villeneuve ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalus2.3 km northeast, in Chalus ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Letz3.8 km south, in Augnat

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boudes

13pages on Boudes

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.7 mi away Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors69% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boudes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Inscrit

Domaine de la BorieFortified house · 15th–19th c.

Église Saint-LoupChurch · 12th–16th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Loup: Photo: Rensi sur Wikipédia allemand · Public domain

Famous people from Boudes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boudes yet.

How we find them →

Boudes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →

IssoireBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineVic-le-ComteBrioudeVeyre-MontonBoudes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Boudes	260	—	—	—	—	—
Issoire	15,115	6.6	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺
Brassac-les-Mines	3,412	7.4	B	A	B⁻	C
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire	3,283	7.4	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Vic-le-Comte	5,396	13	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻
Brioude Haute-Loire	6,527	15	B⁻	A	D	B
Veyre-Monton	3,721	15	A⁺	B⁻	A	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Boudes

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Boudes is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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

Population: 260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code: 63046

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 October 30, 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.