Laussonne’s strongest subject is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (C): 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 14% of its homes are second 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. Laussonne 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 Laussonne 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 Laussonne.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Laussonne than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,552/m², below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€1,646/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €6.22/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 38 homes in Laussonne.
€1,552/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laussonne€1,552/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,552/m²
38
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.87/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Mézenc-Loire-Meygal
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Laussonne has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24
33% of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 23% have a degree. The median resident of Laussonne is 52.9 years old.
52.9median age
LaussonneHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
HealthHealth C
Laussonne has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Laussonne: 98 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 209 residents of Laussonne died, against 153 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 37% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Laussonne is Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay, 10 mi away. Women in Haute-Loire live to 85.7 on average and men to 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Laussonne · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
10 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
Laussonne has lower unemployment than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%
Median disposable income comes to €24,350 a year per consumption unit. Laussonne holds 250 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 6.2% of commuters got to work without a car.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Laussonne, 0.6 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Laussonne; none is classé, France’s top protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Laussonne
Is Laussonne safe?
Laussonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Laussonne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Laussonne grades A for cost of living.
About Laussonne
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Laussonne is a commune of 1,011 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
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.
