With fewer than 1,000 residents, Allègre falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 22% of homes. Homes go for a median €741/m². People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
What makes Allègre stand out
The 3 things Allègre does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allègre.
Who lives here
Few people in Allègre are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Allègre has a median age of 55.7.
55.7median age
AllègreHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Allègre keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2000. Allègre has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ruines du château et terrain qui entoure ces ruines.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Allègre than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,300 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Allègre number 450, against 350 residents in work (1.3 per worker). Public transport took 2.7% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 10.7%.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Allègre, 1.3 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Allègre costs less than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.14/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold in Allègre. That is the middle of 44 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,646/m² for the median of compared towns in Haute-Loire.
€741/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Allègre€741/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€741/m²
44
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.99 to €10.98/m² a month)
€7.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Allègre
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Allègre is a commune of 922 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. 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
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.
