At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 59% of its housing. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel stand out
The 2 things Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel.
Who lives here
Children make up only 6.5% of Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
25% of adults hold a degree, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 41% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5% of the town.
60.5median age
Saint-Bonnet-le-ChastelPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 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
Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 54% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,070 a year per consumption unit, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, a tenth of working residents in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel, 0.4 per working resident
15.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel is a commune of 211 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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.
