Among the classé monuments in Chaptuzat is Château de la Roche. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château de la Roche 14th–16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1925

first monument protected

Full pageChaptuzat’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chaptuzat?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Chaptuzat, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Chaptuzat is older than 44.8, half younger.

44.8median age

ChaptuzatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education30%

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 Chaptuzat
	Chaptuzat	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	8.7%	9.7%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	21%	25%	22%
No diploma	14%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	18%	18%
Higher education	30%	32%	30%

Full pageChaptuzat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.8 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chaptuzat?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Chaptuzat run higher than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,860 a year per consumption unit

6.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Chaptuzat: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport4%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Chaptuzat, 0.2 per working resident

6.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,860

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChaptuzat’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€28,860 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.1 mi off.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chaptuzat85.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège DiderotNearest collègeCollège	Collège	156	85%−9 pts

85.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate

1.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageChaptuzat’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges85.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chaptuzat than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.74/m² a month

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

The market in Chaptuzat: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaptuzat€9.74/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.74/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.22/m² a month)

€9.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChaptuzat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.74/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de La Roche and 6 more in and around Chaptuzat

Heritage and museums in and near Chaptuzat. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Rochein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villemont3.1 km northeast, in Vensat ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montpensier3.2 km east, in Montpensier ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Verger3.4 km southwest, in Artonne ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Chancel1.7 km north, in Vensat MuseumMuseumGalerie du Colombier1.9 km northeast, in Vensat

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaptuzat

13pages on Chaptuzat

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.4 mi away Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Chaptuzat has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th c.

Château de la RocheChâteau · 14th–16th c.

Photo credits

Château de la Roche: Photo: Néfermaât · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Chaptuzat

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chaptuzat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Chaptuzat’s 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 →

AigueperseGannatChâtel-GuyonEnnezatRiomMozacChaptuzat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chaptuzat	485	—	—	—	—	—
Aigueperse	2,665	1.5	—	A	—	A⁺
Gannat Allier	5,610	4.7	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Châtel-Guyon	6,299	9.3	A	B⁺	B	B⁺
Ennezat	2,748	9.4	A⁺	B⁺	B	A
Riom	18,820	10	B	A⁻	D	B⁻
Mozac	3,957	11	A⁺	B	A	A⁻

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

About Chaptuzat

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

Chaptuzat is a commune of 485 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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: 485 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code: 63090

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.