Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 298 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Gouttières out for now. Nearly a quarter of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
The 2 things Gouttières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gouttières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux mégalithes, in Sainte-Christine, 2.9 mi away.
52% 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 Gouttières.
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 11% of residents. Gouttières has a median age of 59.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gouttières | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.8% of people in the labour force have no job. For its 100 residents in work, Gouttières has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income was €25,400 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Gouttières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gouttières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gouttières.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouttières | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 7.3 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 15 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 17 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gouttières is a commune of 298 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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.