Châteldon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 15% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €823/m². It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Châteldon stand out
The 3 things Châteldon does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteldon.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Châteldon, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 25% have a degree. The age that splits Châteldon in two is 50.6.
50.6median age
ChâteldonPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
Old homes shape Châteldon: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Châteldon is Immeuble (ou maison). This Puy-de-Dôme town has 9 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 8 inscrit, the second level. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2004. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Châteldon run lower than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,460 a year per consumption unit
200 jobs are based in Châteldon, for 300 working residents (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stood at 10.9%, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Bus, tram or train carried 2.6% of working residents in Châteldon to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Châteldon, 0.6 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Châteldon than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.39/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.54/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. 41 houses and apartments changed hands in Châteldon from July 2023 to June 2026.
€823/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteldon€823/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€833/m²
40
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.63 to €10.60/m² a month)
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Immeuble (ou maison): Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Jastrow · CC BY 4.0 · Maison à pans de bois à étage en encorbellement: Photo: Juliofsanguino · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Châteldon
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châteldon is a commune of 740 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
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.
