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Home to 214 people, this town lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Durmignat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up a quarter of its housing. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Durmignat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Durmignat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Patrocle, in La Celle, 5.8 mi away.
41% 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 Durmignat.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. Line up the people of Durmignat by age and the one in the middle is 53.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Durmignat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,850 a year per consumption unit, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Durmignat at the census. A tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Durmignat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Durmignat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Durmignat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durmignat | 214 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 3.6 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 9.6 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Gannat Allier | 5,610 | 16 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Désertines Allier | 4,259 | 17 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 17 | C | A | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Durmignat is a commune of 214 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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.