Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 56 residents and lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Peslières has none. Nearly two fifths of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Peslières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Peslières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Chassignolles, 3.2 mi away.
45% 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 Peslières.
Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. 22% of residents are 65 or over, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Peslières | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Peslières’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 92% drove.
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 4 homes in Peslières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Peslières 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 Peslières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peslières | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 6.9 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 7.5 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 11 | B− | A | D | B |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 13 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 16 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Peslières is a commune of 56 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.