On the Culture ministry’s list, Davayat counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in prehistory. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageDavayat’s history pageOpen the page

Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes13% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Davayat?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Davayat are 65 or over, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Davayat has a median age of 41.5 years.

41.5median age

DavayatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Davayat
	Davayat	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	11%	9.7%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	20%	25%	22%
No diploma	8.3%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	18%	18%
Higher education	32%	32%	30%

Full pageDavayat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.5 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Davayat?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Davayat is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,040 a year per consumption unit

Davayat holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed. At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Davayat, 0.1 per working resident

7.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,040

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageDavayat’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€29,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.8 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Davayat91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège ChampclauxNearest collègeCollège	Collège	114	91%−3 pts

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate

2.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageDavayat’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Davayat than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.74/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.45/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Davayat.

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Davayat€9.74/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.74/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.22/m² a month)

€9.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageDavayat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.74/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Davayat and 3 more in and around Davayat

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Davayat. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Davayatin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Combronde4 km northwest, in Combronde ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chirat2.3 km west, in Prompsat AttractionAttractionSource ferrugineuse - le puits qui bout1.6 km northwest, in Gimeaux

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Everything we know about Davayat

13pages on Davayat

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 4.1 mi away Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.5 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Davayat counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Maison de La TreilleHouse · 19th c.

Château de DavayatChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Maison de La Treille: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Davayat: Photo: Rémi de Saulieu · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Davayat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Davayat yet.

How we find them →

Davayat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →

Châtel-GuyonRiomMozacEnnezatVolvicChâteaugayDavayat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Davayat	666	—	—	—	—	—
Châtel-Guyon	6,299	3	A	B⁺	B	B⁺
Riom	18,820	3.9	B	A⁻	D	B⁻
Mozac	3,957	4.1	A⁺	B	A	A⁻
Ennezat	2,748	6.2	A⁺	B⁺	B	A
Volvic	4,883	6.6	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B
Châteaugay	3,189	6.8	A	C⁺	A	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Davayat

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Davayat is a commune of 666 people in the Communauté de communes Combrailles Sioule et Morge. 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: 666 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Combrailles Sioule et Morge
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
INSEE code: 63135

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.