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A town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 324 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Picherande has none. Just over three fifths of its homes are second homes. Homes go for a median €449/m². 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Picherande does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Picherande, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Picherande.
Degrees are held by 24% of adults. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Picherande | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Picherande, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.7% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 20.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Picherande counts 0.8 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers).
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.
Houses were 36% of what sold. Sales in Picherande from July 2023 to June 2026: 61 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €441/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Picherande has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Quintien: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Picherande 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picherande | 324 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 17 | — | A− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Picherande is a commune of 324 people in the Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy. 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.