Safety is its strong suit (A) — an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €2,167/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Health is a strength too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade lands at A, better than 91% of compared French towns. It ranks #11 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Châteaugay 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.
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Photo credits (1)
Abbaye de Mozac: Christophe Ravier. Modification et retouches : user:Matth97, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteaugay.
Safety
Châteaugay sees less crime per resident than 89% of compared French towns
42 offenses were reported in Châteaugay during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Burglary14
Vehicle theft12
Fraud25
Theft without violence5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
42
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 17.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Châteaugay loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 75 per 100 expected, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Châteaugay can choose among 2 GPs. In Puy-de-Dôme, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 213 residents of Châteaugay died, against 283 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Châteaugay · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Riom
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Châteaugay is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,810 a year per consumption unit
Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 1,400 residents in work, Châteaugay has 600 jobs: 0.4 each.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Châteaugay, 0.4 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Châteaugay has 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Châteaugay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Château fort. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Châteaugay earns a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,167/m²: 79 houses and apartments sold in Châteaugay between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.62/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.90/m² a month, higher than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,167/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteaugay€2,167/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,203/m²
69
€11.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €15.34/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Châteaugay hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 36%
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town. Half the people of Châteaugay are older than 46.6.
46.6median age
ChâteaugayPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
87.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #15 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. Near Châteaugay, 93.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteaugay
Is Châteaugay safe?
It grades A for safety, #9 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteaugay good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #15 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. The lycée stands out: 100% of 94 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteaugay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,167/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteaugay grades C+ for cost of living.
About Châteaugay
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châteaugay is a commune of 3,189 people in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. 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
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.
