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BulhonPuy-de-Dôme

It is a town of 607 residents in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

607

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.04

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

Median income

€28,180

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 Bulhon a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bulhon has none.

Église Saint-Vital et Saint-Agricol · Classé · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bulhon’s story

Bulhon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bulhon: 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 1960.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1960First protected: Église Saint-Vital et Saint-Agricol
1994Most recently protected: Château de Bulhon

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bulhon.

Who lives here

Few people in Bulhon are 65 or over: 17%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Ages in Bulhon split evenly at 42.1: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.

42.1median age

BulhonPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bulhon
	Bulhon	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	8.7%	9.7%	11%
25–44	29%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	17%	25%	22%
No diploma	13%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	31%	32%	30%

Full pageBulhon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.1 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bulhon?”

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

History

Bulhon keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

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

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Vital et Saint-Agricol 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1960

first monument protected

Full pageBulhon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bulhon?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bulhon than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%

The median disposable income is €28,180 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 6.4%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 1.6% of working residents in Bulhon at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

Public transport1%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Bulhon, 0.1 per working resident

6.4%

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

€28,180

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBulhon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Median income€28,180 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, at the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 6.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bulhon92.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Georges OnslowNearest collègeCollège	Collège	142	92%±0 pts

92.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBulhon’s 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 Bulhon than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.04/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.62/m² a month.

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bulhon€9.04/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.04/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.25 to €11.28/m² a month)

€8.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBulhon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bulhon and 3 more in and around Bulhon

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

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bulhonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaubois1.4 km south, in Lezoux ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Terrasse3.7 km northwest, in Crevant-Laveine AttractionAttractionAcrobranche Lezoux aventure3.7 km south, in Lezoux

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bulhon

13pages on Bulhon

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.3 mi away Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Château de BulhonChâteau · 18th c.

Église Saint-Vital et Saint-AgricolChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Château de Bulhon: Photo: ELD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Vital et Saint-Agricol: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Bulhon

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

How we find them →

Bulhon’s 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 →

LezouxMaringuesThiersPuy-GuillaumeEnnezatVertaizonBulhon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bulhon	607	—	—	—	—	—
Lezoux	6,528	3.4	A	B⁺	B⁺	B⁺
Maringues	3,141	4.2	A	A	A⁻	B⁻
Thiers	11,637	7.1	C	A	D	C
Puy-Guillaume	2,630	7.1	—	A⁻	—	B⁻
Ennezat	2,748	8.4	A⁺	B⁺	B	A
Vertaizon	3,527	8.7	B⁺	B	A⁺	D

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

About Bulhon

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

Bulhon is a commune of 607 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Dore et Allier. 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: 607 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Entre Dore et Allier
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code: 63058

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.