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The town, home to 420 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Perpezat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 17% of its housing.
The one thing Perpezat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Perpezat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-des-Fers, in Orcival, 3.2 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perpezat.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Perpezat has a median age of 45.7 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Perpezat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 16.9% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Perpezat: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.5 each).
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 1.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gordon BennettNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 89%−5 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.
The market in Perpezat: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Perpezat. Best known first.
Nothing in Perpezat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Perpezat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpezat | 420 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 11 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 12 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Orcines | 3,609 | 14 | B+ | B− | A− | C+ |
| Royat | 4,479 | 14 | B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Ceyrat | 6,592 | 15 | A | C | A | A |
| Chamalières | 17,509 | 15 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Perpezat is a commune of 420 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
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.