Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 472 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Prompsat falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Prompsat does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Prompsat counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
20% 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 Prompsat.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Prompsat is Église Saint-Martin. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
19% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Prompsat are older than 43.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Prompsat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,550 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents in Prompsat 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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.1 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège ChampclauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 91%−3 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.
House rents are put at about €9.78/m² a month. Prompsat recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Prompsat. Best known first.
Prompsat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prompsat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompsat | 472 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 2.1 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 4 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Riom | 18,820 | 4.3 | B | A− | D | B− |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Châteaugay | 3,189 | 6.8 | A | C+ | A | A− |
| Ennezat | 2,748 | 7.6 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prompsat is a commune of 472 people in the Communauté de communes Combrailles Sioule et Morge. 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.