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The town, home to 116 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Fayet-Ronaye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 61% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Fayet-Ronaye does most differently from other towns.
Fayet-Ronaye has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Fayet-Ronaye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fayet-Ronaye.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. 36% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fayet-Ronaye | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 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.
Fayet-Ronaye has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income is €22,560 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 8.1% of working residents in Fayet-Ronaye didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Fayet-Ronaye recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fayet-Ronaye yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fayet-Ronaye is a commune of 116 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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
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-Ronaye | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 10 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 11 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 12 | B− | A | D | B |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 13 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 16 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
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.