Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 719 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Dorat out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dorat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien hôtel du Charriol, dit château ou maison du Piroux, in Thiers, 4.2 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dorat.
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%). Graduates make up 28% of adults. Half of Dorat is older than 44.7, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Dorat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Dorat has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,660 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Dorat: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Dorat. Best known first.
Nothing in Dorat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dorat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorat | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiers | 11,637 | 3.8 | C | A | D | C |
| Puy-Guillaume | 2,630 | 4.8 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 6.4 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Maringues | 3,141 | 7.4 | A | A | A− | B− |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 9.8 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Saint-Yorre Allier | 2,641 | 12 | A+ | A | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dorat is a commune of 719 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
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.