Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,140 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chapdes-Beaufort’s best grade is for cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 34% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D) — nearly two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are weaker too (C) — brevet results a point below the expected rate.
Figures: 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 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Chapdes-Beaufort 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.
Each subject compares Chapdes-Beaufort 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.
Chapdes-Beaufort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Chapdes-Beaufort has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Chapdes-Beaufort has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chartreuse du Port-Sainte-Marie: Photo: akial · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapdes-Beaufort.
The median disposable income was €24,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.9% of commuters travelled at the census. 150 jobs are based in Chapdes-Beaufort, for 500 working residents (0.3 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 6.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Chapdes-Beaufort is Centre hospitalier de Riom, 11.9 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Chapdes-Beaufort records 104 deaths per 100 expected. 100 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 4% above. In Puy-de-Dôme, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Chapdes-Beaufort: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 3.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 11.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CollègeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 84%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chapdes-Beaufort has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 26% of adults. 19% are under 15, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chapdes-Beaufort | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Chapdes-Beaufort. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Chapdes-Beaufort.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chapdes-Beaufort is a commune of 1,140 people in the Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapdes-Beaufort | 1,140 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 8.1 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Sayat | 2,529 | 9.7 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 9.8 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Orcines | 3,609 | 11 | B+ | B− | A− | C+ |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 11 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Blanzat | 3,709 | 11 | B+ | B− | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chapdes-Beaufort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 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.