Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaumont.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Beaumont, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
26% of residents are 65 or over, close to Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.5% of residents. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
51.6median age
BeaumontHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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 Beaumont: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Beaumont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Beaumont, 6.4%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
The census found 4.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Beaumont holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Beaumont didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Beaumont, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.9 mi off. Near Beaumont, 93.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Haute-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Beaumont
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beaumont is a commune of 268 people in the Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne. 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.
