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Charbonnier-les-MinesPuy-de-Dôme

In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 930 residents.

Is Charbonnier-les-Mines a good place to live?

Charbonnier-les-Mines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Homes go for a median €1,601/m².

What makes Charbonnier-les-Mines stand out

The one thing Charbonnier-les-Mines does most differently from other towns.

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Site archéologique gallo-romain de la Croix de la Pierre (également sur commune de Beaulieu)
Site archéologique gallo-romain de la Croix de la Pierre (également sur commune de Beaulieu) · Classé · Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0
Charbonnier-les-Mines’ story

Charbonnier-les-Mines in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Charbonnier-les-Mines: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

  • 2009First protected: Site archéologique gallo-romain de la Croix de la Pierre (é…
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History

1 historic monument in Charbonnier-les-Mines, the oldest from Antiquity

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

Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Charbonnier-les-Mines is Site archéologique gallo-romain de la Croix de la Pierre (également sur commune de Beaulieu). Before 1919: that is when 8.4% of homes were built.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Antiquity
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Charbonnier-les-Mines than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. Typical age in Charbonnier-les-Mines: 48.5, the median.

48.5median age
Charbonnier-les-MinesPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charbonnier-les-Mines
Charbonnier-les-MinesPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249%9.7%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma21%16%19%
CAP or BEP36%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education18%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Charbonnier-les-Mines than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,710 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 5.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Charbonnier-les-Mines holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Charbonnier-les-Mines, 0.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Charbonnier-les-Mines is 88.0%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest general lycée is 8.7 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Charbonnier-les-Mines91.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Charbonnier-les-Mines88.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marguerite ThomasNearest collègeCollègeCollège6591%−1 pt
Lycée professionnel François RabelaisNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée2588%−2 pts
88%
passed the vocational bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Charbonnier-les-Mines than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.20/m² a month

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

Sales in Charbonnier-les-Mines from July 2023 to June 2026: 32 houses and apartments.

€1,601/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Charbonnier-les-Mines€1,601/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,601/m²32
€9.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.30/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines and 2 more in and around Charbonnier-les-Mines

Museums and heritage in and near Charbonnier-les-Mines. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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Landmarks

Charbonnier-les-Mines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Site archéologique gallo-romain de la Croix de la Pierre (également sur commune de Beaulieu): Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Charbonnier-les-Mines

3 notable people were born in Charbonnier-les-Mines.

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Charbonnier-les-Mines’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Sainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesIssoireBrioudeVic-le-ComteSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesIssoireBrioudeVic-le-ComteCharbonnier-les-Mines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charbonnier-les-Mines930—————
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire3,2831.9A−AA−C−
Brassac-les-Mines3,4122BAB−C
Issoire15,1158.8C+BC−C+
Brioude Haute-Loire6,5279.8B−ADB
Vic-le-Comte5,39616A+A−AB−

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

About Charbonnier-les-Mines

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

Charbonnier-les-Mines is a commune of 930 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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
930 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
INSEE code
63091

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 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.