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273 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Lachaux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 32% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lachaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lachaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Immeuble (ou maison), in Châteldon, 3.7 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 Lachaux.
4.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 57.7, the median resident of Lachaux sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Lachaux | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.4% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in Lachaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lachaux 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 Lachaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachaux | 273 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puy-Guillaume | 2,630 | 5.7 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Yorre Allier | 2,641 | 7.9 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Thiers | 11,637 | 9.8 | C | A | D | C |
| Abrest Allier | 2,915 | 9.9 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Cusset Allier | 13,316 | 12 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Vichy Allier | 25,115 | 12 | C− | B | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lachaux is a commune of 273 people in the Communauté de communes Thiers Dore et Montagne. 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.