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5,415 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Le Cendre’s strongest subject is safety (A): an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Le Cendre earns a B, which places it #28 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. It comes out better than 60% of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car: 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,220/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Le Cendre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Cendre; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 2009.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Cendre.
The graded crime recorded most in Le Cendre was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 73 offenses here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 5.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 528 deaths in Le Cendre from 2016 to 2025; there were 603, 14% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Le Cendre records 98 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (83) and compared French towns (88). Average lifespans in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 12 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Le Cendre didn’t travel to work at all. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.9% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Le Cendre have a median age of 45.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Cendre | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #21 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away. At the general lycée, 97% of 465 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La RibeyreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 168 | 83%−9 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique René DescartesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 465 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège Jean RostandBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 187 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
158 sales of houses and apartments in Le Cendre, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,220/m². Houses accounted for 85% of sales, apartments for the rest. The estimated advertised rent is €11.09/m² a month, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,102/m² | 134 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Le Cendre. Best known first.
MuseumMusée archéologique de la bataille de Gergovie4.9 km west, in La Roche-BlancheChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sarlièves3.1 km northwest, in Cournon-d'AuvergneTheme parkTheme parkAnatolia Parc3.1 km southwest, in OrcetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalendrat4.2 km southeast, in MirefleursChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Ribeyre1 km northeast, in Cournon-d'AuvergnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Le Cendre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Oppidum de Gondole: Photo: Frank Auvergne · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Cendre 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 Cendre | 5,415 | — | B | B− | A | C− |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 19,951 | 1.3 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Orcet | 2,897 | 1.4 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 2.5 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 2,872 | 2.5 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3,311 | 3 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 3.3 | A+ | B− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #12 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #21 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,220/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Cendre grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Cendre is a commune of 5,415 people in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.