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A town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 55 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Grandeyrolles falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things Grandeyrolles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Grandeyrolles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Grandeyrolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Loup: Photo: Fradet Jacques · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grandeyrolles.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town. Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Grandeyrolles | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 6.7% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Grandeyrolles is Église Saint-Loup. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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 Grandeyrolles: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Grandeyrolles. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Grandeyrolles yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grandeyrolles is a commune of 55 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandeyrolles | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 6.3 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 8.6 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3,311 | 9.5 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 9.7 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 9.9 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 9.9 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.