Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,724 people, lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pupils here do better than most (A): bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. It is strong on jobs & income as well (A): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Its weakest is walkability (C−) — 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,928/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Blavozy 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.
The 2 things Blavozy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Blavozy 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.
Blavozy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Blavozy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blavozy.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Chartreuse PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 97%+2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé La Chartreuse Paradis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 141 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé La Chartreuse - Paradis PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 36 | 92%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Blavozy. Women in Haute-Loire live to 85.7 on average and men to 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 113 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 148: 24% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Half of residents lived on more than €27,180 a year per consumption unit, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.2%. No commute at all: 2.3% of working residents in Blavozy 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.11/m² a month, close to Haute-Loire’s towns (€8.91/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Blavozy from July 2023 to June 2026: 31 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,928/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.6% of the total, below Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Blavozy has a median age of 46.3 years. Among adults, 30% have a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Blavozy | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Blavozy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ferme Paradis la Montjoie de Montferrat: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blavozy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blavozy | 1,724 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 3,432 | 1.5 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 2.6 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 3.6 | — | B | — | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 4.4 | B | A− | D | C |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 4.7 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 5.3 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Blavozy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns. 99% of 141 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé La Chartreuse Paradis in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blavozy grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Blavozy is a commune of 1,724 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.