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Population 160: a town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chassagnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 23% of its housing. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The 2 things Chassagnes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chassagnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Mazerat-Aurouze, 2.2 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassagnes.
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.5% of the population. At 41.3, the median resident of Chassagnes sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Chassagnes | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.0% 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%). Per resident in work, Chassagnes counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Unemployment runs at 10.6%.
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.
The market in Chassagnes: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chassagnes. Best known first.
Nothing in Chassagnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chassagnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassagnes | 160 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 8.7 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 9.6 | B− | A | D | B |
| Sainte-Florine | 3,283 | 17 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,412 | 17 | B | A | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chassagnes is a commune of 160 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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 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.