Clermont-Ferrand grades low on several counts. The weak point is safety (D) — an average of 9.9 recorded violent incidents and 28 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,158/m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Where it does best is walkability (A+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C−, better than 16% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Clermont-Ferrand 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.
Menhir de Sainte-Anne, de Pierre-Longue ou de Beaulieu, dit borne milliaire: Photo: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-du-Port: Photo: Jochen Jahnke 14:18, 13. Okt. 2008 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clermont-Ferrand.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
40.4% of commuters in Clermont-Ferrand go to work without a car, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
40%walk, cycle or take transit
Of those in the labour force, 15.4% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €22,640 a year per consumption unit, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. For its 59,050 residents in work, Clermont-Ferrand has 108,450 jobs: 1.8 each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving55%
Public transport18%
On foot16%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
108,450
jobs based in Clermont-Ferrand, 1.8 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Clermont-Ferrand sits above 94% of compared French towns
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Clermont-Ferrand (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 5,160 offenses in the town in 2025. The town comes 37th of the 38 compared towns in Puy-de-Dôme on the Safety Grade.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,840
Theft from vehicles1,046
Burglary641
Other physical violence625
Family violence411
Sexual violence344
Vehicle theft239
Armed robbery14
Theft without violence2,322
Drug use1,528
Fraud1,033
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.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5,160
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1964, and 181 historic monuments
181historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Clermont-Ferrand has 12 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (6.6) and compared French towns (2.5). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1964. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 124 of 181. Among the classé monuments locally is Menhir de la Sarre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Clermont-Ferrand skews young, with 23% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
32.9median age
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 17% of residents are 65 or over. Half of Clermont-Ferrand is older than 32.9, half younger.
Clermont-FerrandPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
Schools
86.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 17 collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points below the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #31 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme on results. At the lycées within 5 km of Clermont-Ferrand, 92.5% passed the bac, close to both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
For cost of living, Clermont-Ferrand gets a C+
€2,158/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Clermont-Ferrand sell for €2,430/m² and apartments for €2,108/m². 6,019 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,158/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.49/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clermont-Ferrand€2,158/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,430/m²
982
Apartments
€2,108/m²
5,037
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.03 to €15.54/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.47/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
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Clermont-Ferrand sees fewer deaths than 53% of compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 11,662 deaths in Clermont-Ferrand from 2016 to 2025; there were 11,179, 4% fewer. Its 16 care homes for older people (1,100 places) count their residents as Clermont-Ferrand’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Puy-de-Dôme is 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 122 general practitioners locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
122
GPs in Clermont-Ferrand · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Pole Sante Republique
0.7 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
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About Clermont-Ferrand
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Clermont-Ferrand is a commune of 146,351 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
Population
146,351 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
16.6 sq mi (43 km²)
INSEE code
63113
Clermont-Ferrand’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clermont-Ferrand
Is Clermont-Ferrand safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 641 burglaries and 1,840 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Clermont-Ferrand good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #31 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. 99% of 223 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé La Salle Godefroy de Bouillon in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Clermont-Ferrand expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,158/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Clermont-Ferrand grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
