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268 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a third of homes. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Julien, in Bansat, 3.1 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson.
13% are under 15, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a third of residents. Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson has a median age of 53.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €25,210 a year per consumption unit, lower than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.1% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson at the census.
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.
Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson 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-Étienne-sur-Usson | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 6.9 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 7.9 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 8.1 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 14 | B− | A | D | B |
| Billom | 4,805 | 16 | B+ | A | B | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson is a commune of 268 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
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.