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Roche-Charles-la-MayrandPuy-de-Dôme

Population 39: a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand a good place to live?

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 33% of its housing.

What makes Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand stand out

The one thing Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Roch de Roche-Charles
Église Saint-Roch de Roche-Charles · Inscrit · Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0
Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand’s story

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand in pictures

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Église Saint-Roch de Roche-Charles
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand.

History

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 63% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5%

People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). 4.8% of residents are children under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.

55.7median age
Roche-Charles-la-MayrandPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education5%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand
Roche-Charles-la-MayrandPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 154.8%16%17%
15–249.5%9.7%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6438%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma25%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education5%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand has lower unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

Jobs located in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand: 50, for 50 residents in work (1.3 each). Nearly three fifths of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving41%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand, 1.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
59%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.58/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand.

€7.58/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand€7.58/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.96 to €9.65/m² a month)
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand

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Landmarks

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Roch de Roche-Charles: Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand yet.

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Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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IssoireSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesAydatVic-le-ComteVeyre-MontonIssoireSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesAydatVic-le-ComteVeyre-MontonRoche-Charles-la-Mayrand
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand39—————
Issoire15,11513C+BC−C+
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire3,28314A−AA−C−
Brassac-les-Mines3,41215BAB−C
Aydat2,57415—A−—C−
Vic-le-Comte5,39617A+A−AB−
Veyre-Monton3,72117A+B−AB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand is a commune of 39 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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
39 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
INSEE code
63303

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 9, 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.