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480 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Parentignat falls below the line for grades.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Parentignat counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Parentignat. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parentignat.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
27% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Parentignat: 52.7, the median. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Parentignat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 7.0%. 100 jobs are based in Parentignat, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,660 a year per consumption unit, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one. At the lycées within 5 km of Parentignat, 93.1% passed the bac, near both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les PrésNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 83%−7 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Sévigné Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 68 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Sévigné Saint-Louis PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 127 | 98%+2 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.22/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Parentignat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Parentignat 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 Parentignat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parentignat | 480 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 2.4 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 8 | B | A | B− | C |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 8.6 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 8.8 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 12 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 12 | A+ | B− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Parentignat is a commune of 480 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.