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The town, home to 141 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Chambon-sur-Dolore out for now. Just over half of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
The 2 things Chambon-sur-Dolore does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chambon-sur-Dolore as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Novacelles, 4.3 mi away.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Chambon-sur-Dolore is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambon-sur-Dolore.
The 15-to-24 age group: 3.5%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 37% of the town. Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,960 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.44/m² a month. The market in Chambon-sur-Dolore: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chambon-sur-Dolore as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambon-sur-Dolore is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 6.9 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 15 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 16 | A− | A | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.