Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B− for jobs & income. The median home sells for €1,565/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Beaulieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Beaulieu 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaulieu.
HousingCost of living A
Beaulieu is graded an A for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.68/m² a month, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (€8.91/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Beaulieu: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.43/m² a month.
€1,565/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beaulieu€1,565/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,565/m²
31
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €11.50/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer people in Beaulieu are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%
The census found 6.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 200 jobs are based in Beaulieu, for 450 working residents (0.4 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €25,040 a year per consumption unit, close to both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Beaulieu, 0.4 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Beaulieu has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
30% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Residents of Beaulieu have a median age of 48.1.
48.1median age
BeaulieuHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
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
Old homes shape Beaulieu: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Beaulieu is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Beaulieu counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Beaulieu is below 56% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Beaulieu. Its care home for older people (62 places) counts its residents as Beaulieu’s; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. 198 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 156: 27% above. The nearest emergency department to Beaulieu is Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay, 6.5 mi away.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Beaulieu · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Beaulieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.6 cases of violence against people and 3.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes in Beaulieu were armed robbery than anything else (2025).
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Château de Recours and 5 more in and around Beaulieu
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Beaulieu. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Beaulieu
Is Beaulieu safe?
Beaulieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Beaulieu expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beaulieu grades A for cost of living.
About Beaulieu
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beaulieu is a commune of 1,096 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.
