Luzillat’s best grade is for cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on schools — brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D−). Work and incomes lag (D): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Luzillat 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 Luzillat 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 Luzillat.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
On foot, Luzillat works less well than 99% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,980 a year per consumption unit, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 3.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Luzillat didn’t travel to work at all.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Luzillat, 0.2 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Luzillat sees more deaths than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 114 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Puy-de-Dôme is 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 92 residents of Luzillat died, against 80 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. The nearest emergency department to Luzillat is Centre hospitalier de Thiers, 9.8 mi away.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Luzillat · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Thiers
9.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Thiers
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Luzillat hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 25%
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
41.4median age
LuzillatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Luzillat keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Luzillat has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Luzillat
Is Luzillat safe?
Luzillat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Luzillat good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Luzillat
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Luzillat is a commune of 1,163 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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.