The local economy does well (A−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 3.7% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,231/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté. Most journeys need a car (D): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Le Crest has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Le Crest 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Crest.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Le Crest run higher than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €32,700 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 3.7%. At the census, 1.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Le Crest, 0.2 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Le Crest costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.38/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,231/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Le Crest from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold locally.
€2,231/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Crest€2,231/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,231/m²
30
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.22 to €13.10/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Le Crest is rich in protected monuments: 46 per 10,000 residents, more than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Le Crest is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Le Crest run lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
85 deaths in Le Crest between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 98: 13% below. In Puy-de-Dôme, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Le Crest is Hopital Gabriel Montpied Chu Clermont Ferrand, 5.3 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Le Crest · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Gabriel Montpied Chu Clermont Ferrand
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive la Chataigneraie
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Le Crest hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 45%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Le Crest split evenly at 47.7: half are older, half younger. Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.
47.7median age
Le CrestPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Le Crest has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The graded crime recorded most in Le Crest was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 6 offenses were recorded locally. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.7 cases of violence against people and 7.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage6
Family violence0
Armed robbery0
Drug use0
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
68.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (68.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Crest
Is Le Crest safe?
Le Crest has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Le Crest good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Crest expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,231/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Crest grades A− for cost of living.
About Le Crest
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Crest is a commune of 1,300 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
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.
