Codata Factsheet | Clermont Ferrand (city centre 2025)

Last February, our team of data-collectors conducted the annual census of the city centre of Clermont-Ferrand. The city centre encompasses 1 014 locations, of which 945 are retail locations. Among the retail locations, 829 are occupied by shops.

Each month, Codata selects a city centre that has been recently studied by our team of data-collectors in order to share the latest trends observed on site.

Vacancy rate

The commercial vacancy rate has increased in the city centre. The proportion of vacant units rose from 9.5% à 10.3% between 2024 and 2025.

This increase is less significant than the one observed between 2023 and 2024, when vacancy rate jumped from 6.8% to 9.5%.

Retailers’ occupancy rate

The percentage of shops occupied by retailers has decreased. Whereas the rate was 38.1% in 2024, it stands at 36.9% in 2025.

Retailers opening in the city centre in 2025 include Adidas, Franprix, Intersport (formerly Go Sport) and Mr.Bricolage.

Evolution of activities

The ‘Café-Hotel-Restaurant’ activity continues to rank as the sector with the highest occupancy rate in the city centre. This rate has reached 22.6% (187 establishments).

In second place, the ‘Clothing’ sector remains stable, occupying 18.1% of the shops in Clermont-Ferrand city centre (i.e. 150 shops in 2025 compared with 151 in 2024).

Finally, ‘Perfumes – Beauty – Body care’ closes the Top 3 with 14.5% occupancy (i.e. 120 occupied locations).

For further details, please consult the Codata Factsheet.

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Codata method

The accuracy and exclusivity of our data reside in our on-site data collection method conceived and tested by our own team of data-collectors. A unique process that includes multiple control points and a systematic census conducted every year, city by city, in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.