Châtel-Guyon grades A overall: better than 91% of compared French towns, and #9 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. At the median price of €2,101/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate.
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 Châtel-Guyon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtel-Guyon.
Schools
Brevet results near Châtel-Guyon run high: 93.1% passed, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 139 candidates. Its schools’ results rank #6 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. At the general lycée, 100% of 80 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
For cost of living, Châtel-Guyon gets a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,101/m²: 314 houses and apartments sold in Châtel-Guyon between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.48/m² a month, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €2,351/m² locally, apartments for €1,890/m².
€2,101/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtel-Guyon€2,101/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,351/m²
152
Apartments
€1,890/m²
162
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.35 to €13.13/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Châtel-Guyon sees fewer deaths than 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Puy-de-Dôme, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Its care home for older people (101 places) counts its residents as Châtel-Guyon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 17% below expected. 663 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 689: 4% below.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Châtel-Guyon · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Riom
9.6 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
Châtel-Guyon ranks below 63% of compared French towns for crime per resident
More of the graded crimes in Châtel-Guyon were criminal damage than anything else (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.2 violent offenses and 15.5 graded property crimes a year. 130 offenses were reported in Châtel-Guyon during 2025.
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage43
Burglary26
Vehicle theft25
Theft from vehicles19
Other physical violence10
Family violence7
Fraud40
Theft without violence17
Drug use5
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.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
130
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.7%
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 sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 1.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
More people in Châtel-Guyon hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 39%
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.2%. Typical age in Châtel-Guyon: 48.2, the median.
48.2median age
Châtel-GuyonPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. 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
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1999
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1999. The protected list starts in the 20th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit4
20th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected
1999
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Châtel-Guyon is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,240 a year per consumption unit
7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Châtel-Guyon holds 1,150 jobs; 2,650 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The jobless rate is 9.3%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,150
jobs based in Châtel-Guyon, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,240
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 56% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtel-Guyon
Is Châtel-Guyon safe?
It grades B for safety, #20 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 43 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtel-Guyon good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #6 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtel-Guyon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,101/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châtel-Guyon grades B+ for cost of living.
About Châtel-Guyon
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtel-Guyon is a commune of 6,299 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. 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
6,299 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans
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.
