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In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 256 residents.
There are no grades for Le Brugeron: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Nearly three fifths of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Brugeron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Brugeron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du pont sur la Dore, in Olliergues, 4.9 mi away.
46% 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 Le Brugeron.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.5% of residents, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Le Brugeron are older than 58.9. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Brugeron | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Le Brugeron, for 100 working residents (0.7 per worker). Unemployment stood at 11.1%, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.8% of working residents in Le Brugeron didn’t travel to work at all.
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 Le Brugeron from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €5.90/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Le Brugeron. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Brugeron 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 Le Brugeron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Brugeron | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 9.3 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 11 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Thiers | 11,637 | 13 | C | A | D | C |
| Boën-sur-Lignon Loire | 3,001 | 14 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Brugeron is a commune of 256 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
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.