Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blesle.
Who lives here
Blesle has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 10% of the people here.
58.9median age
BlesleHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
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 Blesle: 34% 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.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 6 of 10. Among the classé monuments in Blesle is Ancien château de Mercoeur. This Haute-Loire town has 10 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Blesle than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,990 a year per consumption unit
7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Blesle has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.7 per worker. No commute at all: 13.8% of working residents in the town at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Blesle, 0.7 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ancien château de Mercoeur: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Martin: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Me · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Bousselargues: Photo: VKaeru · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Blesle
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Blesle is a commune of 611 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.
