— Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Puy-de-Dôme · 11,637 inhabitants
Public indicators aggregated at commune level: housing market, services, safety, environment. Official sources, updated as of May 2026.
Per-theme summary derived from sourced indicators. Tap a theme for the detail.
Synthetic indicators. Sourced thematic detail below.
Median price per m²
814 €/m²
last 5 years of recorded sales
DVF — DGFiP · 2025
Rank 59 of 388 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →Energy-sieve homes (EPC F or G)
16 %
share of poorly-insulated private homes
ADEME · 2026
Rank 65 of 465 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →GP access (APL)
2,9 c/an/hab
DREES index — under-served threshold = 2.5
DREES · 2024
Rank 243 of 464 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →Fiber rollout
95 %
fiber-eligible homes
ARCEP · 2025
Rank 107 of 463 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →Average social index of public schools
89
DEPP index — national median = 100 ; favored >115, disadvantaged <85
DEPP · 2024
Rank 208 of 214 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →Recorded crime
63,3 / 1 000 hab/an
offences recorded by law enforcement
SSMSI · 2024
Rank 922 of 926 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →PFAS in tap water
0,011 µg/L
EU threshold 0.1 µg/L (directive 2020/2184)
SISE-Eaux ARS · 2025
Rank 125 of 135 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →Water hardness
7 °f
soft <15, medium 15-30, hard 30-40, very hard >40
SISE-Eaux ARS · 2025
Rank 213 of 319 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
See detail →Median disposable income
17 650 €/UC/an
per consumption unit
Filosofi — INSEE · 2020
Rank 813 of 867 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
Poverty rate
24,0 %
households below the monetary poverty line
Filosofi — INSEE · 2025
Rank 69 of 72 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
Population change
-0,6 % / 5 ans
cumulative variation INSEE census (2017→2022)
INSEE RP · 2025
Rank 278 of 464 communes in the Puy-de-Dôme département
814 €/m²
Median over 211 sales (2025)
From 231 €/m² to 1 458 €/m² depending on the area, across 520 sales.
DVF median of recent notarial transactions. French median ≈ €2,800/m². Cross-check with DPE and listing age to estimate negotiation margin.
Source: DVF — DGFiP
9,0 €/m²/mois
Median rent per m² observed by ANIL observatories. Compare with purchase price for gross rental yield.
Source: ANIL Observatoires des loyers · 2025Reliability high
16 %
Share of homes labelled F or G in the surveyed stock (French median ≈ 18%). Climate Act: rental ban for G in 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034.
Source: ADEME Observatoire DPE · 2026Reliability high
23,2 %
of territory in U or open AU zones
Share of commune area classified as buildable in the local plan (urban U zones + open to-urbanise AUc zones). The precise rules — height, footprint, setback — depend on the exact zone of the parcel.
Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high
22,2 %
of territory already urbanised
Share of area in U zones of the local plan — already-urbanised sectors, open to immediate construction subject to the zone rules.
Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high
234
PLU zoning areas
The commune has a digitised PLU/PLUi published on the Géoportail de l'Urbanisme, split into 234 zones. Without a PLU, the National Planning Regulation (RNU) applies.
Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high
Zoning from the Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU). Indicative at commune scale — for the buildability of a precise parcel, consult the PLU at the town hall.
2,91
consultations / year / inhabitant
DREES APL indicator — French median ≈ 3.5. Tension threshold at 2.5: below this level, the commune is a medical desert.
Source: DREES Indicateur APL · 2024Reliability high
89
Weighted average Social Position Index (DEPP). French median ≈ 102. Sociological reading, not pedagogical quality.
Source: DEPP IPS écoles · 2024Reliability high
95 %
Share of premises reachable by optical fibre (ARCEP). French median ≈ 75%. Tenant-attraction lever and near-mandatory residential criterion in 2026.
Source: ARCEP Observatoire fibre · 2025Reliability medium
63
per 1,000 inhabitants
Offences recorded by police/gendarmerie (French median ≈ 35). Includes property, personal and drug offences. Honest reading: compare to neighbouring communes.
Source: SSMSI — Ministère de l'Intérieur · 2024Reliability medium
6
ICPE within 1 km (average)
Average number of classified facilities (ICPE) within 1 km around the commune (DGPR). Seveso = major industrial risk, ICPE = facilities subject to authorisation/registration.
Source: DGPR Géorisques · 2025Reliability high
Yes
Commune covered by a flood-risk plan (PPRi)
This commune is covered by a Flood Risk Prevention Plan (PPRi). Consequences: mandatory Buyer/Tenant Information (IAL), permit restrictions, home insurance surcharge. For the precise parcel-level zoning, see Géorisques.
Source: Géorisques PPRi · 2025Reliability high
0,011 µg/L
Sum of detected PFAS (French median ≈ 0.02 µg/L). 2026 European threshold: 0.10 µg/L per molecule, 0.50 µg/L for the sum of 20 monitored PFAS.
Source: ARS — SISE-Eaux · 2025
7 °f
Hydrotimetric titre (French median ≈ 22 °f). Below 15 = soft ; 22-32 = hard ; above = very hard (scaling, energy overconsumption).
Source: ARS — SISE-Eaux · 2025Reliability medium
0,6 kg/ha
Phytosanitary sales per cultivated hectare at département level (French median ≈ 1.2 kg/ha). Exposure indicator for residents.
Source: BNV-D (OFB) · 2023
1492 kWh/m²/an
Annual horizontal solar irradiation (PVGIS). French median ≈ 1,320 kWh/m²/year. Above 1,500 = very favourable (8-10 year ROI for panels), below 1,100 = longer ROI (12-15 years). MaPrimeRénov subsidy + self-consumption available.
Source: PVGIS European Commission · 2023Reliability high
— Live calculations
On this page, 6 calculations with the real figures for Thiers: whether to buy or rent, how much to negotiate, the monthly mortgage payment, the net rental yield, the monthly cashflow and the energy bill.
Method and assumptions detailed in Transparency.