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This town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 2,210.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.6 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. Health is a weak point (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,243/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Beauzire 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.
The 2 things Saint-Beauzire does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Beauzire 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.
Saint-Beauzire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Beauzire counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Beauzire.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 41 offenses in Saint-Beauzire in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.1 cases of violence against people and 15.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). This Puy-de-Dôme town has 1,650 jobs for 1,000 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Beauzire (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (20.8% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Saint-Beauzire. Average lifespans in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 161 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 174: 8% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Beauzire is Croix de chemin dite Croix de Targnat. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,243/m², comes from 73 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Beauzire from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.47/m² a month. Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,250/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €28,760 a year per consumption unit, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The closest collège is 2.1 mi off. General-bac pupils go 3.8 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anatole FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 88%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%). Among adults, 35% have a degree. At 44.7, the median resident of Saint-Beauzire sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Beauzire | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Beauzire counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Croix de chemin dite Croix de Targnat: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Beauzire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Beauzire | 2,210 | — | — | B | B+ | C+ |
| Gerzat | 10,335 | 2.4 | D | C+ | D | C |
| Ennezat | 2,748 | 3.7 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Aulnat | 4,139 | 4 | C | B− | C+ | C |
| Cébazat | 8,953 | 4.2 | B | C | B− | A− |
| Riom | 18,820 | 4.2 | B | A− | D | B− |
| Châteaugay | 3,189 | 4.3 | A | C+ | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,243/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Beauzire grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Beauzire is a commune of 2,210 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
