Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 548 residents and lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Frugerès-les-Mines out for now. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Frugerès-les-Mines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Frugerès-les-Mines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre, 2.9 mi away.
12% 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 Frugerès-les-Mines.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 28% of the population. Half of Frugerès-les-Mines is older than 46.4, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Frugerès-les-Mines | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.5% of the labour force are out of work. Frugerès-les-Mines holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,800 a year per consumption unit, close to Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
General-bac pupils go 7.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marguerite ThomasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel François RabelaisNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 25 | 88%−2 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.
25 houses and apartments changed hands in Frugerès-les-Mines from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Frugerès-les-Mines 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 Frugerès-les-Mines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frugerès-les-Mines | 548 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Florine | 3,283 | 1.3 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,412 | 2.3 | B | A | B− | C |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 7.2 | B− | A | D | B |
| Issoire Puy-de-Dôme | 15,115 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Frugerès-les-Mines is a commune of 548 people in the Communauté de communes Auzon 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
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.