Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 739 residents, it is a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Ravel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Ravel counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Ravel’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ravel.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Ravel is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Ravel by age and the one in the middle is 45.9. 33% of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ravel | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Ravel holds 150 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The median disposable income is €27,500 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Sales in Ravel from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Ravel. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Céramique de Lezoux4.8 km north, in LezouxChâteauChâteauRavel1.5 km east, in Bort-l'ÉtangChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Garde4.5 km east, in Bort-l'ÉtangPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ravel yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ravel is a commune of 739 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Dore et Allier. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravel | 739 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 3.2 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Billom | 4,805 | 5 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Vertaizon | 3,527 | 5.2 | B+ | B | A+ | D |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 7.2 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Pont-du-Château | 12,412 | 7.3 | B+ | B | B | B |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 7.6 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.