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A town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 122 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sainte-Christine out for now. A fifth of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Sainte-Christine does most differently from other towns.
Sainte-Christine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Sainte-Christine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Deux mégalithes: Photo: Basvb · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Christine.
Children under 15 make up 7.1%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 18% of adults hold a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Christine | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.1% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 49% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Christine is Deux mégalithes. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €25,110 a year per consumption unit, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 3.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Sainte-Christine.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Christine yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Christine is a commune of 122 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Christine | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 6.7 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 15 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 16 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 17 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 17 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Gannat Allier | 5,610 | 18 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
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.