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313 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fournols falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 52% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The 2 things Fournols does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fournols, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
38% 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 Fournols.
14% of adults hold a degree, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% of the town. Ages in Fournols split evenly at 57.7: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fournols | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 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 lists 1 historic monument in Fournols, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,160 a year. For its 100 residents in work, Fournols has 150 jobs: 1.9 each. At the census, 13.6% of working residents in Fournols didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Fournols recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.44/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Fournols has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix grecque: Photo: (c) 2008 Hégésippe Cormier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fournols as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fournols | 313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 7.6 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 15 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 16 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 17 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 17 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fournols is a commune of 313 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
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.