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A town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 24 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Arlet is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for three in five homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Arlet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arlet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arlet.
17% are under 15, higher than Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 21% of adults. Typical age in Arlet: 58.5, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Arlet | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Arlet is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
25.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.14/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Arlet.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Arlet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: L'Agent 007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arlet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlet | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 5 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 13 | B− | A | D | B |
| Saint-Flour Cantal | 6,391 | 16 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Arlet is a commune of 24 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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) · 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.