Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 510 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Solignat out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Solignat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Villeneuve-Lembron, in Villeneuve, 2.7 mi away.
22% 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 Solignat.
Graduates make up 28% of adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Solignat: 47.5, the median.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Solignat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Solignat has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.1 per worker. No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in the town at the census.
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, 10 homes were sold in Solignat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Solignat. Best known first.
Nothing in Solignat 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 Solignat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solignat | 510 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 3.9 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 9.5 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 10 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 10 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 11 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 12 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Solignat is a commune of 510 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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.