Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Cheix-sur-Morge has none.
Pont sur la Morge dit Pont Romain · Classé · Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Cheix-sur-Morge’s story
Le Cheix-sur-Morge in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Cheix-sur-Morge: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1974First protected: Pont sur la Morge dit Pont Romain
Pont sur la Morge dit Pont Romain: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Cheix-sur-Morge.
Who lives here
Few people in Le Cheix-sur-Morge are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
47.7median age
The median resident of Le Cheix-sur-Morge is 47.7 years old. Children under 15 make up 16%, close to both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents.
Le Cheix-sur-MorgePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Le Cheix-sur-Morge are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.7%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.6% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Le Cheix-sur-Morge: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €28,190 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Le Cheix-sur-Morge, 0.2 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Le Cheix-sur-Morge is a commune of 695 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. 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
695 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
63108
Le Cheix-sur-Morge’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
