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It is a town of 335 residents in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Fay-sur-Lignon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 34% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Fay-sur-Lignon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fay-sur-Lignon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen des Pennes, in Les Vastres, 3.2 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fay-sur-Lignon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fay-sur-Lignon.
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). At 54.4, the median resident of Fay-sur-Lignon sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Fay-sur-Lignon | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Fay-sur-Lignon, for 150 working residents (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,550 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a fifth of working residents in the town 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.
Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Fay-sur-Lignon recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Fay-sur-Lignon. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Fay-sur-Lignon.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fay-sur-Lignon is a commune of 335 people in the Communauté de communes Mézenc-Loire-Meygal. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay-sur-Lignon | 335 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 2,501 | 6.6 | — | A− | — | B |
| Tence | 3,111 | 9.8 | — | A | — | C |
| Le Cheylard Ardèche | 2,803 | 11 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Yssingeaux | 7,415 | 12 | A | A− | B | C |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 3,432 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 15 | — | A− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.