Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 893 residents and lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Cohade has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cohade as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Azérat, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cohade.
19% of adults hold a degree, below Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The median resident of Cohade is 48.6 years old. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cohade | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 400 residents in work, Cohade has 450 jobs: 1.2 each. At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Julien PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 95%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Julien PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 52 | 92%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.17/m² a month. Sales in Cohade from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Cohade. Best known first.
MuseumMaison du Doyenné4.3 km south, in Brioude
Art galleryLe Doyenné4.3 km south, in BrioudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Paulhac3.7 km southwest, in PaulhacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lamothe4.7 km southeast, in LamotheAquariumAquariumMaison du Saumon et de la Rivière4.7 km south, in BrioudeArt galleryArt galleryCorinne Chany4.2 km south, in BrioudePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Cohade is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cohade.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohade | 893 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 2.6 | B− | A | D | B |
| Sainte-Florine | 3,283 | 5.7 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,412 | 6.3 | B | A | B− | C |
| Issoire Puy-de-Dôme | 15,115 | 16 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 17 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cohade is a commune of 893 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
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.