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LuzillatPuy-de-Dôme

1,163 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Luzillat a good place to live?

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.

What makes Luzillat stand out

The one thing Luzillat does most differently from other towns.

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How Luzillat grades

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.

How grading works

Luzillat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

église Saint-Étienne
église Saint-Étienne · Inscrit · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Luzillat’s story

Luzillat in pictures

Luzillat has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1962First protected: église Saint-Étienne
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The data

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: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A+

Renting in Luzillat costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Luzillat.

€8.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Luzillat€8.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.63 to €10.60/m² a month)
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne

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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.

96.0%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Luzillat96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollègeCollège10296%+2 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

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

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Luzillat
LuzillatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%9.7%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma20%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education25%32%30%

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).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1962
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Luzillat

13pages on Luzillat

Landmarks

Luzillat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Luzillat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Luzillat yet.

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Luzillat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →
MaringuesPuy-GuillaumeSaint-YorreEnnezatLezouxAigueperseMaringuesPuy-GuillaumeSaint-YorreEnnezatLezouxAigueperseLuzillat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Luzillat1,163——A+—D
Maringues3,1413.4AAA−B−
Puy-Guillaume2,6305—A−—B−
Saint-Yorre Allier2,6418.6A+AAC
Ennezat2,7488.7A+B+BA
Lezoux6,5289AB+B+B+
Aigueperse2,6659.5—A—A+

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

Population
1,163 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code
63201

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.