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This town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 656.
Dore-l'Église isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly a quarter of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Dore-l'Église does most differently from other towns.
Dore-l'Église has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1961.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Dore-l'Église has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Blaise: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dore-l'Église.
Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8% of residents. The age that splits Dore-l'Église in two is 50.1.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Dore-l'Église | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Dore-l'Église has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The census found 4.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 150 jobs are based in Dore-l'Église, for 250 working residents (0.5 per worker). Unemployment is 7.1%.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.42/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Dore-l'Église.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, heritage and museums in and near Dore-l'Église. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dore-l'Église yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dore-l'Église is a commune of 656 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dore-l'Église | 656 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 12 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Retournac Haute-Loire | 3,007 | 18 | A | A | A | B− |
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 9, 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.