Saint-Germain-l'Herm isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 39% of homes here are second homes. The median price paid is €955/m². People aged 65 and over make up nearly two in five residents.
What makes Saint-Germain-l'Herm stand out
The 3 things Saint-Germain-l'Herm does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Lograsset · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-l'Herm.
Who lives here
An older town: 39% of people in Saint-Germain-l'Herm are 65 or over, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
60median age
The under-15s are just over a tenth of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.4%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
Saint-Germain-l'HermPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Germain-l'Herm keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-l'Herm, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Germain-l'Herm run lower than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,350 a year per consumption unit
23%walk, cycle or take transit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 23.0% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, Saint-Germain-l'Herm counts 1.4 jobs (200 jobs, 150 workers). Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot22%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Germain-l'Herm, 1.4 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Germain-l'Herm is a commune of 482 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
Population
482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
14.1 sq mi (36.4 km²)
INSEE code
63353
Saint-Germain-l'Herm’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
