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LapsPuy-de-Dôme

Some 601 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

601

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.51

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,570

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Laps a good place to live?

Laps has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Château de Montfleury · Inscrit · Photo: Patafisik · CC BY-SA 3.0

Laps’ story

Laps in pictures

Laps has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1932First protected: Château des Quayres
1977Most recently protected: Château de Montfleury

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laps.

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Laps are under 15, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns

18% of residents are 65 or over, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.8%. At 40.7, the median resident of Laps sits in the middle of the age range.

40.7median age

LapsPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Laps
	Laps	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	24%	16%	17%
15–24	5.8%	9.7%	11%
25–44	24%	22%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	18%	25%	22%
No diploma	9.3%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	33%	32%	30%

Full pageLaps’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages40.7 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Laps?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Laps: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Laps has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Château des Quayres. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château des Quayres 18th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1932

first monument protected

Full pageLaps’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Laps?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Laps are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

Households’ median disposable income: €28,570 a year per consumption unit. Laps has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 6.1% 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.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Public transport5%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Laps, 0.4 per working resident

6.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,570

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLaps’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,570 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.8 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Laps95.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège de la Comté Henri BertrandNearest collègeCollège	Collège	91	95%±0 pts

95.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageLaps’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges95.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Laps costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.51/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.66/m² a month. The market in Laps: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Laps€9.51/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.51/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.55 to €11.97/m² a month)

€7.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLaps’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.51/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château des Quayres and 6 more in and around Laps

Heritage in and near Laps. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Quayresin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montfleuryin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Busséol2.8 km north, in Busséol ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Chaux-Montgros4.6 km east, in Sallèdes ChâteauChâteauPalais des comtes d'Auvergne2.9 km south, in Vic-le-Comte ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Enval2.2 km southwest, in Vic-le-Comte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Laps

13pages on Laps

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.7 mi away Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors1% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Laps has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Château des QuayresChâteau · 18th c.

Château de MontfleuryChâteau · 16th & 18th c.

Photo credits

Château de Montfleury: Photo: Patafisik · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Laps

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laps yet.

How we find them →

Laps’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →

Vic-le-ComteLes Martres-de-VeyreVeyre-MontonLe CendreOrcetBillomLaps

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laps	601	—	—	—	—	—
Vic-le-Comte	5,396	2	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻
Les Martres-de-Veyre	3,826	3.4	A	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Veyre-Monton	3,721	4.5	A⁺	B⁻	A	B
Le Cendre	5,415	4.9	B	B⁻	A	C⁻
Orcet	2,897	5.2	A⁻	B	A	C⁺
Billom	4,805	5.3	B⁺	A	B	C⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Laps

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Laps is a commune of 601 people in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté. 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

Population: 601 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code: 63188

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 October 30, 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.