Effiat’s strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is a strength too (A+) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag (D): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Walkability is weaker too (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Effiat 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.
Each subject compares Effiat 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Effiat.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Effiat’s ages would predict, 60 per 100 expected, under Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 183 deaths in Effiat from 2016 to 2025; there were 189, 3% more. 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. The nearest emergency department to Effiat is Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy, 10 mi away.
−40%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted60
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Effiat · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Effiat trail 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Effiat, 85.0% passed the brevet, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (89.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 10.5 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in Effiat are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.0%
Jobs based in Effiat number 200, against 500 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The census found 4.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,460 a year.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Effiat, 0.4 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Effiat keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Effiat is Château d'Effiat. On the Culture ministry’s list, Effiat counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Effiat are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Residents of Effiat have a median age of 45. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%).
45median age
EffiatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Effiat
Is Effiat safe?
Effiat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Effiat good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Effiat
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Effiat is a commune of 1,124 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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
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.
