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Some 6,592 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Ceyrat grades A overall, better than 89% of compared French towns, and ranks #12 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. Where it does best is safety — an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Add health to its strengths (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What counts against it is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The one thing Ceyrat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ceyrat 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.
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Ceyrat has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ceyrat. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand4.5 km northeast, in Clermont-Ferrand
MuseumMusée Bargoin4.1 km northeast, in Clermont-Ferrand
MuseumMuséum Henri-Lecoq4.1 km northeast, in Clermont-Ferrand
Archaeological siteThermes antiques de Royat3.1 km north, in Chamalières
MuseumHôtel Fontfreyde4.4 km north, in Clermont-FerrandPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ceyrat.
The commonest graded crime in Ceyrat was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 78 offenses here in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 658 residents of Ceyrat died, against 768 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (153 places) count their residents as Ceyrat’s; allowing for them, deaths were 30% below expected. There are 6 general practitioners locally. At birth, a girl in Puy-de-Dôme can expect 85.6 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Ceyrat, houses go for €2,586/m² and apartments for €2,725/m². Houses were 84% of what sold. This Puy-de-Dôme town recorded 197 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,586/m² | 165 |
| Apartments | €2,725/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate comes to 7.1%. Ceyrat holds 1,050 jobs; 2,700 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 10.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Ages in Ceyrat split evenly at 47.2: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ceyrat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 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.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #17 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri PourratNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Fénelon PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 117 | 98%−1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-Thècle PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 113 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Ceyrat has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ceyrat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceyrat | 6,592 | — | A | C | A | A |
| Beaumont | 10,728 | 1.3 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Royat | 4,479 | 1.6 | B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Romagnat | 7,894 | 1.9 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Chamalières | 17,509 | 2.3 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
| Aubière | 10,459 | 2.5 | B | C | C− | A− |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 2.8 | — | B− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #17 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. 98% of 117 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Fénelon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.97/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ceyrat grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceyrat is a commune of 6,592 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.