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The town has 239 residents and lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over half of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte fortifiée, in Montarcher, 4.8 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue.
7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults. The middle age in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue is 53.9.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.0%, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue went to work by public transport.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.99/m² a month. Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue is a commune of 239 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
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-Clément-de-Valorgue | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 9 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Montbrison Loire | 16,123 | 10 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy Loire | 4,142 | 11 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Savigneux Loire | 3,509 | 11 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez Loire | 5,116 | 12 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Sury-le-Comtal Loire | 6,621 | 13 | A | A− | B+ | A |
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 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.