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With 381 residents, it is a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Fayet-le-Château isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 20% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Fayet-le-Château does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Fayet-le-Château; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fayet-le-Château.
17% are under 15, higher than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. At 45.4, the median resident of Fayet-le-Château sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fayet-le-Château | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Fayet-le-Château; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 200 residents in work, Fayet-le-Château has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. The median disposable income is €25,120 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Sales in Fayet-le-Château from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Fayet-le-Château. Best known first.
Fayet-le-Château has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fayet-le-Château yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayet-le-Château | 381 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billom | 4,805 | 4.7 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 8.3 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Vertaizon | 3,527 | 8.9 | B+ | B | A+ | D |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 9 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 9.9 | — | B | — | B− |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 10 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fayet-le-Château is a commune of 381 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
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.