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A town of 137 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fernoël falls below the line for grades. Nearly a fifth of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 44% of residents.
The 2 things Fernoël does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fernoël as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet, 6.1 mi away.
39% 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 Fernoël.
13% are under 15, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 44% of the town. The age that splits Fernoël in two is 61.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fernoël | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 7.3%. No commute at all: 10.0% of working residents in Fernoël at the census.
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Fernoël from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fernoël is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fernoël.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fernoël is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. 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.