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EspiratPuy-de-Dôme

It is a town of 416 residents in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Espirat a good place to live?

Espirat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Maison sise au Nord-Ouest de la place de l'Église
Maison sise au Nord-Ouest de la place de l'Église · Inscrit · Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 4.0
Espirat’s story

Espirat in pictures

Espirat has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Julien
  • 1963Most recently protected: Maison sise au Nord-Ouest de la place de l'Église
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Landmarks

Espirat has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison sise au Nord-Ouest de la place de l'Église: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Espirat.

Who lives here

Few people in Espirat are 65 or over: 16%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

40median age

Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, higher than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and near compared French towns (11%). Espirat has a median age of 40 years.

EspiratPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Espirat
EspiratPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%9.7%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma14%16%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education30%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Espirat keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

3historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Espirat has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Julien. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.8% of commuters in Espirat go to work without a car, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Espirat counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.4% of working residents in Espirat didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Espirat, 0.2 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

88.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.7 points below the expected rate

88.7%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.1 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Espirat88.7%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5491%+5 pts

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88.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.7 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Espirat costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.91/m² a month

€8.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Espirat from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Espirat€8.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €11.05/m² a month)
€7.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Espirat

13pages on Espirat
Nearby attractions

Château de Vassel and 3 more in and around Espirat

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Espirat. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Espirat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Espirat yet.

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About Espirat

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Espirat is a commune of 416 people in the Communauté de communes Billom Communauté. 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

Population
416 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Billom Communauté
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
63154

Espirat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →
BillomVertaizonMur-sur-AllierPont-du-ChâteauLezouxCournon-d'AuvergneBillomVertaizonMur-sur-AllierPont-du-ChâteauLezouxCournon-d'AuvergneEspirat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Espirat416—————
Billom4,8052B+ABC−
Vertaizon3,5272.9B+BA+D
Mur-sur-Allier3,1114.7—B—B−
Pont-du-Château12,4125.4B+BBB
Lezoux6,5285.8AB+B+B+
Cournon-d'Auvergne19,9516.9B−CC+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 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.