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The town has 1,766 residents and lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment. It also does well on cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chambaron sur Morge has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Chambaron sur Morge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chambaron sur Morge 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.
Chambaron sur Morge has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Chambaron sur Morge as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur la Morge dit Pont Romain, in Le Cheix-sur-Morge, 1.1 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambaron sur Morge.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Puy-de-Dôme is 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 136 deaths in Chambaron sur Morge between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 40% above. The nearest emergency department to Chambaron sur Morge is Centre hospitalier de Riom, 4.4 mi away.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
At the census, 5.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €29,560 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Chambaron sur Morge has a median age of 42.9 years. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chambaron sur Morge | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,370/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Chambaron sur Morge between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.45/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 38 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,370/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chambaron sur Morge. Best known first.
Nothing in Chambaron sur Morge is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chambaron sur Morge as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambaron sur Morge | 1,766 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Riom | 18,820 | 4.2 | B | A− | D | B− |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 4.2 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 4.8 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Ennezat | 2,748 | 5 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Aigueperse | 2,665 | 6 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Châteaugay | 3,189 | 7.2 | A | C+ | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chambaron sur Morge has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,370/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chambaron sur Morge grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambaron sur Morge is a commune of 1,766 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. 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 8, 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.