Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
464 people call this town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Blanzac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Blanzac does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Blanzac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.
13% 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 Blanzac.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Blanzac is older than 38.3, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Blanzac | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Blanzac is Croix de carrefour. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Blanzac number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.1 per worker). 2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 1.5% of working residents in Blanzac didn’t travel to work at all.
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 €7.43/m² a month. 11 houses and apartments changed hands in Blanzac from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Blanzac. Best known first.
Blanzac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Blanzac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanzac | 464 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polignac | 2,819 | 2.7 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 4.3 | — | B | — | A− |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 4.4 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 5.3 | B | A− | D | C |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 5.7 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 5.7 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Blanzac is a commune of 464 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
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.