Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 199 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grandrif is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 60% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Grandrif does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Grandrif as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Moulin à papier de Richard-de-Bas, in Ambert, 3.2 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Grandrif is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grandrif.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population. Ages in Grandrif split evenly at 53: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Grandrif | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €22,690 a year per consumption unit, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Sales in Grandrif from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Grandrif as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grandrif is a commune of 199 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandrif | 199 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 5 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Montbrison Loire | 16,123 | 13 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Savigneux Loire | 3,509 | 14 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy Loire | 4,142 | 15 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez Loire | 5,116 | 16 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Sury-le-Comtal Loire | 6,621 | 17 | A | A− | B+ | A |
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 8, 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.