Grazac’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too: 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a fifth of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Grazac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Grazac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grazac.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Grazac than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.44/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,556/m², below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€1,646/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 32 homes in Grazac. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€1,556/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grazac€1,556/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,597/m²
31
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.37 to €11.19/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Sucs
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Grazac, 4.3%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs located in Grazac: 150, for 600 residents in work (0.2 each). 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Grazac, 0.2 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Grazac, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: 106 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 77 residents of Grazac died, against 73 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. The nearest emergency department to Grazac is Centre hospitalier de Firminy, 14.7 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Loire is 85.7 years for women and 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Grazac · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
14.7 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
A town of families: 21% of people in Grazac are under 15, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Grazac have a median age of 40.4. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
40.4median age
GrazacHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Old homes shape Grazac: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Grazac has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 4.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grazac
Is Grazac safe?
Grazac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Grazac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Grazac grades A for cost of living.
About Grazac
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grazac is a commune of 1,152 people in the Communauté de communes des Sucs. 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
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.
