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556 people live in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne out for now. Second homes make up 29% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne stand out

The one thing Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Didier et ancien prieuré
Église Saint-Didier et ancien prieuré · Classé · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne’s story

Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne before 1900, the earliest Léon Boudal, in 1858.

  • 1908First protected: Église Saint-Didier et ancien prieuré
  • 1991Most recently protected: Hôtel de Costilhes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne: 45% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne is Château des Martinanches. The protected list starts in the 11th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

Among adults, 27% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne has a median age of 50.3.

50.3median age
Saint-Dier-d'AuvergnePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne
Saint-Dier-d'AuvergnePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–249.4%9.7%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma18%16%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education27%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne run lower than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,810 a year per consumption unit

The jobless rate is 8.2%. 8.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.12/m² a month

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

29 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €5.90/m² a month.

€7.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne€7.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.55 to €9.13/m² a month)
€5.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Martinanches and 3 more in and around Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne

Heritage in and near Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Hôtel de Costilhes: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne

2 notable people were born in Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne.

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Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne’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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CourpièreBillomLezouxVertaizonVic-le-ComteThiersCourpièreBillomLezouxVertaizonVic-le-ComteThiersSaint-Dier-d'Auvergne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne556—————
Courpière4,1666.5B+ABC−
Billom4,8057.9B+ABC−
Lezoux6,52812AB+B+B+
Vertaizon3,52712B+BA+D
Vic-le-Comte5,39612A+A−AB−
Thiers11,63713CADC

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

About Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne

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

Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne is a commune of 556 people in the Communauté de communes Billom Communauté. 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
556 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Billom Communauté
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.4 km²)
INSEE code
63334

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.