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A town of 925 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Perrier falls below the line for grades. Homes go for a median €1,919/m².
The one thing Perrier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Perrier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Austremoine, in Issoire, 2.5 mi away.
17% 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 Perrier. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perrier.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Perrier is 49.1 years old. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Perrier | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Perrier: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.2 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,220 a year. 3.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Perrier, 93.1% passed the bac, in line with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de VerrièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 85%−7 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique MuratNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 323 | 95%−2 pts |
| 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.
The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold in Perrier. That is the middle of 48 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,181/m² for the median of compared towns in Puy-de-Dôme.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,955/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Perrier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Perrier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrier | 925 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 2.3 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 7.2 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 9 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 9.5 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 11 | B | A | B− | C |
| Orcet | 2,897 | 11 | A− | B | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Perrier is a commune of 925 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) · 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.