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ArlempdesHaute-Loire

In Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 156 residents.

Is Arlempdes a good place to live?

Arlempdes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 44% of homes here are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Arlempdes stand out

The 2 things Arlempdes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Restes du Château fort
Restes du Château fort · Inscrit · Photo: Nicolas Varney · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arlempdes’ story

Arlempdes in pictures

Arlempdes has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1907First protected: Croix en pierre du 15e siècle à l'ouest de l'église
  • 1971Most recently protected: Ancienne poterne d'enceinte
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arlempdes.

Who lives here

Arlempdes has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Ages in Arlempdes split evenly at 58.2: half are older, half younger.

58.2median age
ArlempdesHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arlempdes
ArlempdesHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–244.9%11%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+37%25%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education24%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Arlempdes keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Arlempdes has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Pierre. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Arlempdes gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: 20.3% of commuters

Unemployment stands at 12.3%. The median disposable income was €24,070 a year per consumption unit, below Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Arlempdes holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each.

20%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot19%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Arlempdes, 0.5 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arlempdes than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.82/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Arlempdes recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arlempdes€7.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.91 to €10.35/m² a month)
€6.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Arlempdes and 2 more in and around Arlempdes

Heritage and museums in and near Arlempdes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arlempdes

12pages on Arlempdes

Landmarks

Arlempdes has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Nicolas Varney · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix en pierre du 15e siècle à l'ouest de l'église: Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain · Ancienne poterne d'enceinte: Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain · Restes du Château fort: Photo: Nicolas Varney · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Arlempdes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arlempdes yet.

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Arlempdes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Loire →
CoubonLangogneVals-près-le-PuyLe Puy-en-VelaySaint-Germain-LapradeBrives-CharensacCoubonLangogneVals-près-le-PuyLe Puy-en-VelaySaint-Germain-LapradeBrives-CharensacArlempdes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arlempdes156—————
Coubon3,1409.6—A−—C+
Langogne Lozère2,83610A−AC+C+
Vals-près-le-Puy3,39511A+A−AA−
Le Puy-en-Velay18,54012BA−DC
Saint-Germain-Laprade3,43212—B+—B
Brives-Charensac4,24413AA−B+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Arlempdes

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Arlempdes is a commune of 156 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. 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

Population
156 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
INSEE code
43008

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 4, 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.