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356 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Jean-en-Val is too small for the grades other French towns get. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Jean-en-Val does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-en-Val, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-en-Val.
26% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 17% of residents.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-en-Val | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-en-Val, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Saint-Jean-en-Val counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €27,410 a year per consumption unit, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). 11.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work 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-Jean-en-Val recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Jean-en-Val. Best known first.
Saint-Jean-en-Val has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de mission: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-en-Val 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-Jean-en-Val | 356 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 6 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 6.6 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 7.6 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 14 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 15 | A+ | B− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-en-Val is a commune of 356 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.