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Le BrocPuy-de-Dôme

623 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Le Broc a good place to live?

Le Broc has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Le Broc stand out

The one thing Le Broc does most differently from other towns.

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Borne milliaire romaine de Brossel
Borne milliaire romaine de Brossel · Classé · Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Broc’s story

Le Broc in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Broc counts 7 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1951.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1951First protected: Borne milliaire romaine de Brossel
  • 2003The protected historic area is created
  • 2011Most recently protected: Domaine de l'Enclos
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Nearby attractions

Commanderie de Chassaing and 15 more in and around Le Broc

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Le Broc. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Broc.

Who lives here

Le Broc has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Le Broc is older than 52.2, half younger. Children are 17% of the town.

52.2median age
Le BrocPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Le Broc
Le BrocPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–245.8%9.7%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+31%25%22%
No diploma16%16%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education35%32%30%

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

History

Le Broc keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Houses and mansions, 4 of the 7, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Le Broc is Dolmen de Loubaresse. On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Broc counts 7 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé4
Inscrit3
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1951
first monument protected
2003
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
30%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Le Broc has lower unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%

Le Broc holds 200 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. 6.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €28,050 a year per consumption unit, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and above compared French towns (€25,970).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Le Broc, 0.9 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.7 points below the expected rate

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

Near Le Broc, 88.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 68 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Broc90.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Le Broc88.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sévigné Saint-Louis PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège12798%+2 pts
Lycée général et technologique privé Sévigné Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée6899%+1 pt
Lycée professionnel Henri Sainte-Claire DevilleBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée6778%+2 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
78%
passed the vocational bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
90.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.7 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Broc than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.51/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.22/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 26 homes were sold in Le Broc. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.

€9.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Broc€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)
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Broc

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Broc counts 7 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Dolmen de Loubaresse: Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Lavaur: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne commanderie de Chassaing ou de Chauliac: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château fort du Broc: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Broc

One notable person was born in Le Broc.

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Le Broc’s neighbors

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

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IssoireBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineVic-le-ComteVeyre-MontonLes Martres-de-VeyreIssoireBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineVic-le-ComteVeyre-MontonLes Martres-de-VeyreLe Broc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Broc623—————
Issoire15,1152.7C+BC−C+
Brassac-les-Mines3,4127BAB−C
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire3,2837.6A−AA−C−
Vic-le-Comte5,39610A+A−AB−
Veyre-Monton3,72113A+B−AB
Les Martres-de-Veyre3,82613AA−B+A−

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

About Le Broc

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

Le Broc is a commune of 623 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

Population
623 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.5 km²)
INSEE code
63054

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.