At under 1,000 residents, La Chaise-Dieu is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. Homes go for a median €800/m². 42% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Chaise-Dieu stand out
The 3 things La Chaise-Dieu does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chaise-Dieu.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in La Chaise-Dieu than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The median resident of La Chaise-Dieu is 58.8 years old.
58.8median age
La Chaise-DieuHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Chaise-Dieu keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Since 2008, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, La Chaise-Dieu counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne abbaye de la Chaise-Dieu.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in La Chaise-Dieu than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,400 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 15.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.2% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs located in La Chaise-Dieu: 450, for 200 residents in work (2.1 each).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot11%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in La Chaise-Dieu, 2.1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Chaise-Dieu than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in La Chaise-Dieu. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,646/m² for the median of compared towns in Haute-Loire.
€800/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Chaise-Dieu€800/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€800/m²
31
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €10.98/m² a month)
€7.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Église abbatiale Saint-Robert: Photo: K.Weise · Public domain · Maison forte: Photo: Sylvain NGR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine datée de 1609: Photo: Gmbgreg2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix en fer forgé à droite de l'escalier devant l'église: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from La Chaise-Dieu
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chaise-Dieu yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Chaise-Dieu
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Chaise-Dieu is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. 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.
