Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 272 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Prondines: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Prondines does most differently from other towns.
Prondines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
29% 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 Prondines.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 19% of adults. Half the people of Prondines are older than 51.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Prondines | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Prondines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Prondines, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 13.8% of working residents in Prondines didn’t travel to work at all. 9.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
The market in Prondines: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Prondines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prondines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prondines | 272 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orcines | 3,609 | 16 | B+ | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 16 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 16 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Royat | 4,479 | 18 | B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prondines is a commune of 272 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
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.