Dunières’s best grade is for cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on schools (A−) — brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Dunières has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Dunières 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.
Château fort de Joyeuse: Photo: Hélène Rival · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dunières.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Dunières costs less than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.84/m² a month
€1,596/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Dunières, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,596/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.21/m² a month. The sales split: 80% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dunières€1,596/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,800/m²
35
€7.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.01 to €10.24/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haut Pays du Velay Communauté
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Dunières than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
47.2median age
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Dunières is older than 47.2, half younger. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
DunièresHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
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
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Dunières, 92 per 100, but more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Haute-Loire: 85.7 years for women, 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 364 deaths in Dunières from 2016 to 2025; there were 335, 8% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Dunières is Centre hospitalier de Firminy, 12.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Dunières can choose among 4 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Dunières · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Dunières is Église Saint-Martin. This Haute-Loire town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. 13% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Dunières has lower unemployment than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.5% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Dunières number 1,100, against 1,100 residents in work (1 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €24,970 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
1,100
jobs based in Dunières, 1 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Dunières is a commune of 2,670 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Pays du Velay Communauté. 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
Population
2,670 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Pays du Velay Communauté
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
13.4 sq mi (34.7 km²)
INSEE code
43087
Dunières’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dunières
Is Dunières safe?
Dunières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Dunières good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #5 of 19 in Haute-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dunières expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,596/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dunières grades A for cost of living.
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.
