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Some 1,506 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is a strength too: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,157/m² takes 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Billom Communauté. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and C+ for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pérignat-sur-Allier 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 Pérignat-sur-Allier 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.
Pérignat-sur-Allier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pérignat-sur-Allier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
Heritage in and near Pérignat-sur-Allier. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pérignat-sur-Allier.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
106 deaths in Pérignat-sur-Allier between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 145: 27% below. The nearest emergency department to Pérignat-sur-Allier is Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand, 7.2 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Pérignat-sur-Allier can choose among 2 GPs. 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.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.7% of the total, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pérignat-sur-Allier, 97.0% passed the bac, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La RibeyreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 168 | 83%−9 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique René DescartesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 465 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège Jean RostandBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 187 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Pérignat-sur-Allier has a median age of 49.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Pérignat-sur-Allier | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.5%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 4.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 43 homes in Pérignat-sur-Allier. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.80/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.93/m² a month, higher than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,169/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Pérignat-sur-Allier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Agathe: Photo: Zéfling · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pérignat-sur-Allier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérignat-sur-Allier | 1,506 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 19,951 | 2 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Le Cendre | 5,415 | 2.3 | B | B− | A | C− |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 2.3 | — | B | — | B− |
| Lempdes | 8,709 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | B | A |
| Orcet | 2,897 | 3.6 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 3.6 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pérignat-sur-Allier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 12.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. 97% of 465 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique René Descartes in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pérignat-sur-Allier grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pérignat-sur-Allier is a commune of 1,506 people in the Communauté de communes Billom 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.