Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
487 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ludesse out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes. Over-65s are only 12% of the population.
The 2 things Ludesse does most differently from other towns.
Ludesse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
27% 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 Ludesse.
37% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 12% of the town, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.6% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ludesse | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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.
Ludesse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Of those in the labour force, 6.2% are unemployed. Ludesse holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €27,810 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine Grimoald MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 100%+6 pts |
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Ludesse. House rents are put at about €9.73/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ludesse. Best known first.
Ludesse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ludesse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludesse | 487 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 5 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 6.3 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 6.3 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3,311 | 6.4 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 6.5 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Orcet | 2,897 | 6.9 | A− | B | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ludesse is a commune of 487 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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.