A strong record with one exception. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 1.7 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At A− overall, Orcet ranks #15 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. The trade-off is schools (C) — brevet results 3.8 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,343/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Orcet 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 Orcet.
Safety
For crime per resident, Orcet sits below 91% of compared French towns
Orcet’s tally for 2025: 23 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Orcet (2025).
1.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Burglary11
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
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.
1.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
22.1%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 22.1% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Exam results around Orcet trail 65% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away. School results put the town #25 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Orcet, 93 per 100, but more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
219 deaths in Orcet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 235: 7% below. Women in Puy-de-Dôme live to 85.6 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises here.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Orcet · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Gabriel Montpied Chu Clermont Ferrand
5.6 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,343/m², comes from 98 sales of houses and apartments in Orcet from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.80/m² a month. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,343/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orcet€2,343/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,357/m²
95
€11.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.72 to €14.64/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Orcet: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Orcet is Croix en pierre du 14e siècle. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Orcet are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. 40% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents.
44.8median age
OrcetPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Orcet is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,360 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 5.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Orcet, 0.2 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Orcet
Is Orcet safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Orcet good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #25 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Orcet 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 €2,343/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.93/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Orcet grades B for cost of living.
About Orcet
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Orcet is a commune of 2,897 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.
