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A town of 1,186 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Hauterive has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 22% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Hauterive does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hauterive with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Hauterive as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre et grand Casino, in Vichy, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Hauterive. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hauterive.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.57/m² a month, close to Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Hauterive from July 2023 to June 2026: 58 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,792/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 9.6%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Allier’s towns (12.1%). At the census, 6.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Also worth knowing: 450 jobs are based in Hauterive, for 500 working residents (0.9 per worker).
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Hauterive, 85.6% passed the bac, below both Allier’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 96%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Valery LarbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 65 | 89%−8 pts |
| Collège Saint-Dominique PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 88 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 14%, near Allier’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). At 49.2, the median resident of Hauterive sits in the middle of the age range. 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Hauterive | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Hauterive’s deaths ran at 92 per 100 expected, near Allier’s towns (89) and higher than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 108 residents of Hauterive died, against 118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. In Allier, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Nothing in Hauterive 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 Hauterive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauterive | 1,186 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 0.9 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Yorre | 2,641 | 1.7 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 8,943 | 2.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 3.1 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 3.6 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 5.1 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hauterive has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. 89% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Valery Larbaud in 2025, 8 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hauterive grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hauterive is a commune of 1,186 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy Communauté. 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 October 30, 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.