Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is jobs & income (C) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B− for walkability. Homes change hands at a median €1,132/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Randan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Randan with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Randan.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Randan costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. From July 2023 to June 2026, 61 homes were sold in Randan. That is the middle of 61 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,181/m² for the median of compared towns in Puy-de-Dôme.
€1,132/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Randan€1,132/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,132/m²
61
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.63 to €10.60/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Randan hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Randan in two is 46.8.
46.8median age
RandanPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Randan keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Randan is Ancien domaine royal de Randan. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Randan records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 83 in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Randan can choose among 3 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Randan is Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy, 8.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 356 residents of Randan died, against 262 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% more. Average lifespans in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Randan · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Randan run lower than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,000 a year per consumption unit
7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 10.0%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Randan, 0.8 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Randan
Is Randan safe?
Randan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Randan expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Randan grades A+ for cost of living.
About Randan
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Randan is a commune of 1,619 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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
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.
