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1,182 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Where it does best is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D−). The median price paid is €1,628/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Culhat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Culhat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Culhat 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.
Culhat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Culhat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Culhat.
3.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.2%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Culhat: 150, for 550 residents in work (0.3 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
341 deaths in Culhat between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 184: 85% above. The nearest emergency department to Culhat is Centre hospitalier de Thiers, 8.7 mi away. 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.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 36 homes were sold in Culhat. That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,181/m² for the median of compared towns in Puy-de-Dôme.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,628/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Culhat is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. 27% of adults hold a degree, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Culhat is 44.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Culhat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Culhat. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Culhat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lanterne des Morts: Photo: Romary · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Culhat yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culhat | 1,182 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 3.1 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Maringues | 3,141 | 4.2 | A | A | A− | B− |
| Pont-du-Château | 12,412 | 6.2 | B+ | B | B | B |
| Ennezat | 2,748 | 6.3 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Vertaizon | 3,527 | 6.3 | B+ | B | A+ | D |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 8.4 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Culhat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Culhat grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Culhat is a commune of 1,182 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Dore et Allier. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.
