Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 450 residents.
Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Bonnebaud: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.9% of residents. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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-Pierre-le-Chastel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €25,340 a year per consumption unit, lower than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and near compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. At the census, 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anna Garcin-MayadeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 97%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel is a commune of 450 people in the Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles 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
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-Pierre-le-Chastel | 450 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orcines | 3,609 | 8.6 | B+ | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 10 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Sayat | 2,529 | 10 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Royat | 4,479 | 10 | B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Chamalières | 17,509 | 11 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
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 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.