Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
916 people live in this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Saint-Ignat: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Ignat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Maringues, 2.8 mi away.
25% 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-Ignat.
The share of residents under 15 is 18%. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.2%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Ignat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Saint-Ignat, for 450 working residents (0.3 per worker). 6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,000 a year.
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-Ignat recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Ignat 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-Ignat 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-Ignat | 916 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ennezat | 2,748 | 2.7 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Maringues | 3,141 | 3 | A | A | A− | B− |
| Riom | 18,820 | 7.8 | B | A− | D | B− |
| Aigueperse | 2,665 | 8 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Lezoux | 6,528 | 8.2 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Pont-du-Château | 12,412 | 8.3 | B+ | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Ignat is a commune of 916 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. 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 4, 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.