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Home to 921 people, this town lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Gelles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Gelles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Anne, in Heume-l'Église, 3.7 mi away.
25% 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 Gelles.
8.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Gelles by age and the one in the middle is 49. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Gelles | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.2%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Gelles counts 0.6 jobs (250 jobs, 400 workers). At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Gelles 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.
The market in Gelles: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gelles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelles | 921 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orcines | 3,609 | 12 | B+ | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 12 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 13 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Royat | 4,479 | 14 | B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Sayat | 2,529 | 14 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Chamalières | 17,509 | 14 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gelles is a commune of 921 people in the Communauté de communes Dômes Sancy Artense. 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.