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PignolsPuy-de-Dôme

Some 337 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

337

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.91

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,280

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Pignols a good place to live?

There are no grades for Pignols: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église Sainte-Magdeleine · Inscrit · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pignols’ story

Pignols in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pignols; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Maurice Lacroix, born in 1893, is the one person born in Pignols before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1993First protected: Église Sainte-Magdeleine

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pignols.

Who lives here

Pignols has fewer older residents than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over

Among adults, 42% have a degree. 7.4% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.

45.1median age

PignolsPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

17%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pignols
	Pignols	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	7.4%	9.7%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	17%	25%	22%
No diploma	7.5%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	42%	32%	30%

Full pagePignols’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.1 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Pignols?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Pignols keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pignols; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

10th c.

oldest protected part

1993

first monument protected

Full pagePignols’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Pignols?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 6.1% of commuters in Pignols go to work without a car, fewer than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stands at 8.0%. The median disposable income was €28,280 a year per consumption unit, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Bus, tram or train carried 3.7% of working residents in Pignols to work at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Public transport4%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Pignols, 0.1 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,280

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Median income€28,280 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1.9 mi away.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pignols95.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège de la Comté Henri BertrandNearest collègeCollège	Collège	91	95%±0 pts

95.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pagePignols’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges95.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pignols than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Pignols recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pignols€8.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€8.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €11.05/m² a month)

€7.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePignols’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Busséol and 6 more in and around Pignols

Heritage in and near Pignols. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Busséol4.3 km north, in Busséol ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Quayres2.2 km west, in Laps ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Chaux-Montgros3.5 km east, in Sallèdes ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montfleury1.9 km northwest, in Laps ChâteauChâteauPalais des comtes d'Auvergne2.6 km southwest, in Vic-le-Comte ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Enval2.9 km west, in Vic-le-Comte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pignols

13pages on Pignols

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi away Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Pignols has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église Sainte-MagdeleineChurch · Middle Ages

Classé

Château des QuayresChâteau · 18th c. · in Laps, 1.3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 16th & 19th c. · in Vic-le-Comte, 1.6 mi

Classé

Château de la Chaux-MontgrosChâteau · 16th c. · in Sallèdes, 2.2 mi

Photo credits

Église Sainte-Magdeleine: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Pignols

One notable person was born in Pignols.

Their page →

Maurice LacroixFrench lexicographer and politician (1893–1989)

Pignols’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →

Vic-le-ComteLes Martres-de-VeyreVeyre-MontonBillomLe CendreOrcetPignols

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Pignols	337	—	—	—	—	—
Vic-le-Comte	5,396	2.3	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻
Les Martres-de-Veyre	3,826	4.3	A	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Veyre-Monton	3,721	5.4	A⁺	B⁻	A	B
Billom	4,805	5.5	B⁺	A	B	C⁻
Le Cendre	5,415	6	B	B⁻	A	C⁻
Orcet	2,897	6.2	A⁻	B	A	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Pignols

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Pignols is a commune of 337 people in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne 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

Population: 337 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code: 63280

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.