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The town, home to 105 people, lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Freycenet-la-Cuche: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 48% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
The 2 things Freycenet-la-Cuche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Freycenet-la-Cuche; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Freycenet-la-Cuche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison-forte de Freycenet: Photo: P. Danilo Royet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Freycenet-la-Cuche.
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up a third of the town. Children are 12% of the town.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Freycenet-la-Cuche | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Freycenet-la-Cuche; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Of those in the labour force, 2.2% are unemployed. For its 50 residents in work, Freycenet-la-Cuche has 50 jobs: 0.8 each. 31.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work 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.
House rents are put at about €6.22/m² a month. Sales in Freycenet-la-Cuche from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Freycenet-la-Cuche. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Freycenet-la-Cuche yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Freycenet-la-Cuche is a commune of 105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freycenet-la-Cuche | 105 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 11 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 3,432 | 12 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 13 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 14 | B | A− | D | C |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 15 | — | B | — | A− |
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 9, 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.