Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Tours-sur-Meymont has none. 24% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
What makes Tours-sur-Meymont stand out
The 2 things Tours-sur-Meymont does most differently from other towns.
Pont du Diable, sur la Dore, à Giroux · Inscrit · Photo: Debressac · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tours-sur-Meymont’s story
Tours-sur-Meymont in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tours-sur-Meymont: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1971First protected: Pont du Diable, sur la Dore, à Giroux
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tours-sur-Meymont.
Who lives here
Few people in Tours-sur-Meymont are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
13% are under 15, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. Tours-sur-Meymont has a median age of 52.4 years.
52.4median age
Tours-sur-MeymontPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Tours-sur-Meymont: 45% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Tours-sur-Meymont is Château du Bourgnon. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Tours-sur-Meymont than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,660 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 11.7% are unemployed. At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Tours-sur-Meymont has 100 jobs: 0.4 each.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Tours-sur-Meymont, 0.4 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tours-sur-Meymont: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Tours-sur-Meymont
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tours-sur-Meymont is a commune of 542 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
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.
