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Population 388: a town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lalouvesc falls below the line for grades. 59% of homes here are second homes. The median price paid is €698/m². People aged 65 and over make up 48% of residents.
The 3 things Lalouvesc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lalouvesc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Veyrines, in Saint-Symphorien-de-Mahun, 3.1 mi away.
31% 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 Lalouvesc.
People 65 and over make up 48% of the town, above Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.7% of residents. Graduates make up 21% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lalouvesc | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 37% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Lalouvesc has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €22,840 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 14.8% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Lalouvesc recorded 31 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 61% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lalouvesc 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 Lalouvesc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalouvesc | 388 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roiffieux | 2,743 | 9.6 | — | A− | — | A |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 11 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Dunières Haute-Loire | 2,670 | 11 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Tence Haute-Loire | 3,111 | 12 | — | A | — | C |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 12 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Haute-Loire | 2,501 | 12 | — | A− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lalouvesc is a commune of 388 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Ay. 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.