Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
207 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Charnat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Charnat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vital et Saint-Agricol, in Bulhon, 4 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charnat.
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Charnat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.3%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Charnat didn’t travel to work at all. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,680 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 7.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CondorcetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 84%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Charnat. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.62/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Charnat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charnat yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnat | 207 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puy-Guillaume | 2,630 | 2.8 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Maringues | 3,141 | 4.9 | A | A | A− | B− |
| Thiers | 11,637 | 7.9 | C | A | D | C |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 8.1 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Yorre Allier | 2,641 | 8.8 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Ennezat | 2,748 | 11 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charnat is a commune of 207 people in the Communauté de communes Thiers Dore et Montagne. 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
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.