Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 72 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Espinchal is too small for the grades other French towns get. 63% of homes here are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Espinchal does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Espinchal as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Compains, 4.1 mi away.
44% 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 Espinchal.
25% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.2% of residents. The age that splits Espinchal in two is 59.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Espinchal | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.5% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 43% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 7.7% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Espinchal.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Espinchal 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 Espinchal yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Espinchal is a commune of 72 people in the Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy. 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.