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OrcivalPuy-de-Dôme

240 residents make their home in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

240

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.28

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,780

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

17%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Orcival a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Orcival falls below the line for grades. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

What makes Orcival stand out

The 2 things Orcival does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

23% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame-des-Fers · Classé · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Orcival’s story

Orcival in pictures

Orcival has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1840First protected: Église Notre-Dame-des-Fers
1926Most recently protected: Château de Cordès

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orcival.

Who lives here

Few people in Orcival are 15 to 24: 5%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Orcival by age and the one in the middle is 51.

51median age

OrcivalPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Orcival
	Orcival	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	5%	9.7%	11%
25–44	20%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	29%	25%	22%
No diploma	16%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	18%	18%
Higher education	23%	32%	30%

Full pageOrcival’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2 people per household Born abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Orcival?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Orcival: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Orcival is Église Notre-Dame-des-Fers. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame-des-Fers 12th & 13th c.
Château de Cordès 15th & 18th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

Full pageOrcival’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Orcival?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Orcival are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.0%

100 jobs are based in Orcival, for 100 working residents (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,780 a year per consumption unit, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 16.8% of commuters at the census.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%

On foot15%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

100

jobs based in Orcival, 0.8 per working resident

4.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,780

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageOrcival’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Getting to work17% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,780 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. General-bac pupils go 12.3 mi to the nearest lycée.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Orcival89.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Gordon BennettNearest collègeCollège	Collège	45	89%−5 pts

89.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate

2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageOrcival’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges89.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Orcival costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.28/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.59/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Orcival.

€9.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Orcival€9.28/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€9.28/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.20 to €11.94/m² a month)

€6.59/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOrcival’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.28/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Cordès and 4 more in and around Orcival

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Orcival. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cordèsin town AttractionAttractionLa roche branlantein town AttractionAttractionRoche Sanadoirein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Polagnat4.7 km north, in Saint-Bonnet-près-Orcival ChâteauChâteauRochefort-Montagne2.7 km west, in Rochefort-Montagne

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Orcival

13pages on Orcival

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.5 mi away Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Orcival has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Château de CordèsChâteau · 15th & 18th c.

Église Notre-Dame-des-FersChurch · 12th & 13th c.

Photo credits

Château de Cordès: Photo: SiefkinDR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-des-Fers: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Orcival

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

How we find them →

Orcival’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 →

AydatSaint-Genès-ChampanelleOrcinesCeyratRoyatChamalièresOrcival

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Orcival	240	—	—	—	—	—
Aydat	2,574	7.5	—	A⁻	—	C⁻
Saint-Genès-Champanelle	4,066	9	—	B⁻	—	A⁻
Orcines	3,609	11	B⁺	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Ceyrat	6,592	12	A	C	A	A
Royat	4,479	12	B	C⁺	C⁺	B⁺
Chamalières	17,509	13	B	C⁺	C	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Orcival

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Orcival is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes Dômes Sancy Artense. 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: 240 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Dômes Sancy Artense
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²)
INSEE code: 63264

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.