A strong record with one exception. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 30% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Crime is the sore point (C): an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 22.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools are weaker too (C+): bac results 2.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.1 points below the expected rate. At €2,425/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. The overall grade lands at B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #31 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
Each subject compares Chamalières 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chamalières.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Chamalières is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,090 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Chamalières number 5,600, against 7,750 residents in work (0.7 per worker). No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents here at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.5%, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
30%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
On foot13%
Public transport10%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
5,600
jobs based in Chamalières, 0.7 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
15 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chamalières is Église Notre-Dame. Per 10,000 residents, Chamalières counts 8.6 protected monuments, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (6.6) and compared French towns (2.5). Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
For crime per resident, Chamalières sits above 75% of compared French towns
All told, Chamalières had 441 recorded offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage154
Burglary100
Theft from vehicles81
Other physical violence42
Family violence25
Sexual violence24
Vehicle theft15
Fraud151
Theft without violence117
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
441
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Chamalières is below 72% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,068 deaths in Chamalières between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,415: 14% below. Its two care homes for older people (176 places) count their residents as Chamalières’; allowing for them, deaths were 20% below expected. Also worth knowing: this Puy-de-Dôme town has 23 family doctors. Average lifespans in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
23
GPs in Chamalières · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Gabriel Montpied Chu Clermont Ferrand
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive la Chataigneraie
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Chamalières hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 53%
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. Chamalières has a median age of 47.8 years.
47.8median age
ChamalièresPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Exam results around Chamalières trail 65% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 6 vocational lycées within 5 km, 84% of 671 candidates passed the bac pro. Nearly nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Chamalières, in line with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (89.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Results rank its schools #24 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
For cost of living, Chamalières gets a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,425/m², comes from 1,097 sales of houses and apartments in Chamalières from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Chamalières sell for €3,439/m² and apartments for €2,330/m². House rents are put at about €11.97/m² a month.
€2,425/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chamalières€2,425/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,439/m²
150
Apartments
€2,330/m²
947
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.15 to €14.78/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Clermont Auvergne Métropole
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chamalières
Is Chamalières safe?
It grades C for safety, #32 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 100 burglaries and 154 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chamalières good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns and #24 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. The lycée stands out: 100% of 92 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Sainte-Thècle in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chamalières expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,425/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chamalières grades C+ for cost of living.
About Chamalières
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chamalières is a commune of 17,509 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
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.
