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A town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 257 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Gignat is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing Gignat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gignat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort de Chalus, in Chalus, 1 mi away.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Gignat. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gignat.
16% are under 15, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults. Residents of Gignat have a median age of 46.8.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Gignat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,470 a year per consumption unit, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970). 1.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.4% of working residents in Gignat didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de LiziniatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Gignat from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gignat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gignat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gignat | 257 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 4.5 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 6.7 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 7 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 12 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 14 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 14 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gignat is a commune of 257 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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.