Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 171 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Singles falls below the line for grades. Nearly half of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
The 2 things Singles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Singles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Tauves, 3.2 mi away.
41% 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 Singles.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6% of the population. Children under 15 make up 10%, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Singles | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 50 residents in work, Singles has 50 jobs: 0.6 each. Households’ median disposable income: €23,250 a year per consumption unit. 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Singles: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Singles 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 Singles yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Singles is a commune of 171 people in the Communauté de communes Dômes Sancy Artense. 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 October 30, 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.