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ChampétièresPuy-de-Dôme

282 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Champétières a good place to live?

Champétières isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 38% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.

What makes Champétières stand out

The 2 things Champétières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame-de-Mons
Église Notre-Dame-de-Mons · Inscrit · Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0
Champétières’ story

Champétières in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Champétières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-Mons
  • 2010Most recently protected: Château du Bouy
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champétières.

Who lives here

Few people in Champétières are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. 13% are under 15, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Champétières is older than 52.2, half younger.

52.2median age
ChampétièresPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Champétières
ChampétièresPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–245.3%9.7%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma33%16%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat12%18%18%
Higher education22%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Champétières: 52% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
15th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Champétières than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,440 a year per consumption unit

At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 7.8%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Champétières has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.9 per worker.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Champétières, 0.9 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Champétières costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.26/m² a month

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

The market in Champétières: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champétières€8.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.43 to €10.60/m² a month)
€7.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champétières

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Champétières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Champétières

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

How we find them →

Champétières’ 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 →
AmbertAmbertChampétières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champétières282—————
Ambert6,5173.8A+AB+B−

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

About Champétières

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

Champétières is a commune of 282 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

Population
282 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
INSEE code
63081

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.