Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
327 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
There are no grades for Vichel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
The one thing Vichel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vichel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit l'Usteau du Loup ou La Grotte des Fées, in Saint-Gervazy, 2.2 mi away.
36% 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 Vichel.
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.9%. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Vichel | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.8% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,590 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.8 mi away. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de LiziniatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Vichel recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.84/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Vichel. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines4.5 km east, in Brassac-les-MinesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalus5 km northwest, in ChalusChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Gervazy2.6 km southwest, in Saint-GervazyMuseumMuseumMusée du jouet cheval2.6 km southwest, in Saint-GervazyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Vichel 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 Vichel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vichel | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 3.9 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 4 | B | A | B− | C |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 7.9 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 11 | B− | A | D | B |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 17 | A+ | B− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vichel is a commune of 327 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 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.