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Saint-Pierre-ColaminePuy-de-Dôme

A town of 247 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Pierre-Colamine a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Pierre-Colamine out for now. Second homes make up 31% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Pierre-Colamine stand out

The one thing Saint-Pierre-Colamine does most differently from other towns.

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Deux croix de chemin
Deux croix de chemin · Classé · Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Pierre-Colamine’s story

Saint-Pierre-Colamine in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pierre-Colamine counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1886.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1886First protected: Église et grotte de Jonas
  • 1986Most recently protected: Deux croix de chemin
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Pierre-Colamine counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église et grotte de Jonas: Photo: Neri.jp · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-Colamine.

History

Saint-Pierre-Colamine keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Pierre-Colamine is Dolmen du Lac. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1886
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Saint-Pierre-Colamine than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults

45.5median age

The share of residents under 15 is 14%. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.

Saint-Pierre-ColaminePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Pierre-Colamine
Saint-Pierre-ColaminePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–249.4%9.7%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma19%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat28%18%18%
Higher education15%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saint-Pierre-Colamine are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.1%

9%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €25,090 a year per consumption unit, lower than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and near compared French towns (€25,970). For its 150 residents in work, Saint-Pierre-Colamine has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Also worth knowing: 8.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot9%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Pierre-Colamine, 0.4 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,090
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

Schools

More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Saint-Pierre-Colamine than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 98.0%

98.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 13.3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Pierre-Colamine98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du PavinNearest collègeCollègeCollège4898%+2 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Pierre-Colamine costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.61/m² a month

€9.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.22/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Saint-Pierre-Colamine.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Pierre-Colamine€9.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.61 to €12.13/m² a month)
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Pierre-Colamine

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Nearby attractions

Grottes de Jonas and 7 more in and around Saint-Pierre-Colamine

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About Saint-Pierre-Colamine

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

Saint-Pierre-Colamine is a commune of 247 people in the Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy. 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
247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.5 km²)
INSEE code
63383

Saint-Pierre-Colamine’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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AydatIssoireSaint-Genès-ChampanelleVeyre-MontonLa Roche-BlancheVic-le-ComteAydatIssoireSaint-Genès-ChampanelleVeyre-MontonLa Roche-BlancheVic-le-ComteSaint-Pierre-Colamine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Pierre-Colamine247—————
Aydat2,5749.6—A−—C−
Issoire15,11513C+BC−C+
Saint-Genès-Champanelle4,06614—B−—A−
Veyre-Monton3,72114A+B−AB
La Roche-Blanche3,31115A+A−AA
Vic-le-Comte5,39615A+A−AB−

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

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 8, 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.