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A town of 118 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Chaulme is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 61% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
The 2 things La Chaulme does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chaulme, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Chaulme has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chaulme.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of residents, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Residents of La Chaulme have a median age of 58.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Chaulme | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chaulme, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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 La Chaulme from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chaulme yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Chaulme is a commune of 118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaulme | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy Loire | 4,142 | 9.8 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez Loire | 5,116 | 10 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Montbrison Loire | 16,123 | 10 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Savigneux Loire | 3,509 | 11 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 12 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Sury-le-Comtal Loire | 6,621 | 12 | 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 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.