One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With an A+ overall, Langeac is better than 96% of compared French towns and ranks #5 of 15 in Haute-Loire. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 10.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Langeac 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 Langeac.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Langeac: 38% are 65 or over, above Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
The under-15s are a tenth of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Langeac in two is 56.6.
56.6median age
LangeacHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Langeac than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.38/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,182/m², below Haute-Loire’s towns (€1,646/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Langeac is the cheapest of the 24 towns in Haute-Loire: its median sale is €1,182/m². House rents are put at about €7.69/m² a month.
€1,182/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Langeac€1,182/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,196/m²
131
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.61 to €10.62/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More commuters in Langeac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 22.4%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,650 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents in Langeac at the census. Unemployment runs at 10.8%.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot16%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,800
jobs based in Langeac, 1.5 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Langeac is lower than in 75% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Langeac (1,800 to 1,200): it draws people in from around. Police and gendarmerie recorded 50 offenses locally in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.5 (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Langeac (2025).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Family violence15
Other physical violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence16
Drug use16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (10.5% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Langeac loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Langeac is Centre hospitalier de Brioude, 14.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 764 residents of Langeac died, against 735 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Life expectancy in Haute-Loire: 85.7 years for women and 80 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 7 family doctors.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Langeac · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brioude
19.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2010
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2010. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Langeac is Église Saint-Gal.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Langeac
Is Langeac safe?
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 15 in Haute-Loire.
Is Langeac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Langeac grades A for cost of living.
About Langeac
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Langeac is a commune of 3,499 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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.
