There are no grades for Pontgibaud: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Pontgibaud stand out
The 2 things Pontgibaud does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontgibaud.
Who lives here
Pontgibaud has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24
Over-65s are 31% of the population. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
49.2median age
PontgibaudPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Pontgibaud: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Pontgibaud counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Domaine du Château-Dauphin. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Pontgibaud run lower than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,210 a year per consumption unit
At the census, just over a fifth of commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Pontgibaud counts 1.6 jobs (450 jobs, 300 workers). 8.7% of the labour force are out of work.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot19%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Pontgibaud, 1.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pontgibaud
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pontgibaud is a commune of 715 people in the Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. 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
715 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans
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.
