Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 225: a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Quartier is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 31% of its housing. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Quartier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Quartier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Bellaigue, in Virlet, 3.8 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 Quartier.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are just over a third of the population. Graduates make up 19% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Quartier | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.4%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.5% of working residents in Le Quartier to work at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.07/m² a month. The market in Le Quartier: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Quartier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Quartier.
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 Quartier | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 4.5 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 11 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 17 | C | A | D | C |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 17 | — | A | — | C− |
| Désertines Allier | 4,259 | 17 | B | A− | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Quartier is a commune of 225 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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 October 30, 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.