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Home to 62 people, this town lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Courgoul isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 36% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Courgoul does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Courgoul as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont du 15e siècle, in Saurier, 1.8 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Courgoul is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courgoul.
Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 24% of residents have reached 65. The median resident of Courgoul is 48.4 years old.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Courgoul | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 26.9% of working residents in Courgoul didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Courgoul.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Courgoul. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courgoul yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Courgoul is a commune of 62 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courgoul | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 10 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 11 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 13 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 14 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3,311 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.