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Population 52: a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Valz-sous-Châteauneuf is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over two in five homes here are second homes. 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Valz-sous-Châteauneuf does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean, in Esteil, 3.2 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf.
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. Over-65s are 43% of the population. At 56.8, the median resident of Valz-sous-Châteauneuf sits in the middle of the age range.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Valz-sous-Châteauneuf | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 9.1% of working residents in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.71/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valz-sous-Châteauneuf is a commune of 52 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valz-sous-Châteauneuf | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 4.7 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 5.4 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 9.5 | B− | A | D | B |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 12 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 18 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 18 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
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.