Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
864 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Youx has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €728/m². 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Youx does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Youx as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux mégalithes, in Sainte-Christine, 3.6 mi away.
21% 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 Youx.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.3% of the town, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. At 55.4, the median resident of Youx sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Youx | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 42% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Youx has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 9.2%.
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.
The closest collège is 2 mi off. General-bac pupils go 17.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alexandre VarenneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 80%−9 pts |
| Lycée professionnel DesaixNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 37 | 92%+5 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.
41 houses and apartments changed hands in Youx from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 95% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €728/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Youx is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Youx.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youx | 864 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 2.2 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 11 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 18 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines Allier | 4,259 | 18 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 18 | — | A | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Youx is a commune of 864 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.