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ChassagnePuy-de-Dôme

76 people live in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.35

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chassagne a good place to live?

There are no grades for Chassagne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 48% of homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Chassagne stand out

The 2 things Chassagne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 50.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne abbaye de Mègemont · Classé · Photo: M.A.Record · CC BY 2.5

Chassagne’s story

Chassagne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chassagne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1993First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
1996Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye de Mègemont

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassagne.

Who lives here

Chassagne has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Chassagne in two is 50.3.

50.3median age

ChassagnePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat34%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Chassagne
	Chassagne	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	6%	9.7%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	31%	25%	22%
No diploma	15%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	34%	18%	18%
Higher education	23%	32%	30%

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Ages50.3 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chassagne?”

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

History

Old homes shape Chassagne: 63% were built before 1919, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Chassagne is Ancienne abbaye de Mègemont. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ancienne abbaye de Mègemont 13th & 18th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1993

first monument protected

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Age of homes63% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chassagne?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Chassagne, 3.3%, runs below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot3%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Chassagne, 0.8 per working resident

3.3%

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

18%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chassagne than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.35/m² a month

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

The market in Chassagne: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.22/m² a month.

€9.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chassagne€9.35/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.35/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €12.71/m² a month)

€8.22/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.35/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chassagne

11pages on Chassagne

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chassagne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 10th–15th c.

Ancienne abbaye de MègemontAbbey · 13th & 18th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne abbaye de Mègemont: Photo: M.A.Record · CC BY 2.5

Famous people from Chassagne

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

How we find them →

Chassagne’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 →

IssoireAydatVic-le-ComteVeyre-MontonBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineChassagne

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chassagne	76	—	—	—	—	—
Issoire	15,115	8.7	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺
Aydat	2,574	12	—	A⁻	—	C⁻
Vic-le-Comte	5,396	13	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻
Veyre-Monton	3,721	13	A⁺	B⁻	A	B
Brassac-les-Mines	3,412	13	B	A	B⁻	C
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire	3,283	13	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻

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

About Chassagne

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

Chassagne is a commune of 76 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: 76 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 6.2 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code: 63097

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.