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In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 57 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sainte-Catherine falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 58% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
The 2 things Sainte-Catherine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Catherine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Chassignolles, 3.6 mi away.
50% 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 Sainte-Catherine.
People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.3% of the town. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Sainte-Catherine | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 4.8% of working residents in Sainte-Catherine at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.1%, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Sainte-Catherine recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Catherine 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 Sainte-Catherine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Catherine | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 7.8 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 8.5 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 12 | B− | A | D | B |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 13 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 15 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Catherine is a commune of 57 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
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.