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ValbeleixPuy-de-Dôme

Population 149: a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
149
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.35
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
24%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Valbeleix a good place to live?

Valbeleix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 45% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Valbeleix stand out

The one thing Valbeleix does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
45%2%ValbeleixMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Croix de cimetière du 16e siècle
Croix de cimetière du 16e siècle · Classé · Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0
Valbeleix’s story

Valbeleix in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Valbeleix counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1904.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1904First protected: Croix de cimetière du 16e siècle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valbeleix.

History

Valbeleix keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Valbeleix is Croix de cimetière du 16e siècle.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1904
first monument protected
Full pageValbeleix’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Valbeleix?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up 26% of Valbeleix, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

Aged 15 to 24: 7.6% of residents. Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older.

39.4median age
ValbeleixPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Valbeleix
ValbeleixPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1526%16%17%
15–247.6%9.7%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6419%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma33%16%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education17%32%30%
Full pageValbeleix’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages39.4 median age · 24% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Valbeleix?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

More commuters in Valbeleix walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 24.1%

Jobs located in Valbeleix: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.8 each). 8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, a tenth of working residents in Valbeleix didn’t travel to work at all.

24%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving64%
On foot24%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Valbeleix, 0.8 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageValbeleix’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work24% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Valbeleix than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.35/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Valbeleix recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Valbeleix€9.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €12.71/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageValbeleix’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.35/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Valbeleix

11pages on Valbeleix
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing8 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 39.4History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Valbeleix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Croix de cimetière du 16e siècleCross · 16th c.
Classé
Église Saint-GeorgesChurch · 13th & 15th c. · in Compains, 3.6 mi
Classé
Église Saint-AndréChurch · Middle Ages · in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, 3.8 mi
Classé
Deux croix de cheminCross · Middle Ages · in Saint-Pierre-Colamine, 4 mi
Photo credits

Croix de cimetière du 16e siècle: Photo: Record · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Valbeleix

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valbeleix yet.

How we find them →

Valbeleix’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →
AydatIssoireVeyre-MontonSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesVic-le-ComteAydatIssoireVeyre-MontonSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesVic-le-ComteValbeleix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Valbeleix149—————
Aydat2,57413—A−—C−
Issoire15,11513C+BC−C+
Veyre-Monton3,72116A+B−AB
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire3,28317A−AA−C−
Brassac-les-Mines3,41217BAB−C
Vic-le-Comte5,39617A+A−AB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Valbeleix

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Valbeleix is a commune of 149 people in the Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy. 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

Population
149 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.8 sq mi (22.7 km²)
INSEE code
63440

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.