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Laval-sur-DoulonHaute-Loire

59 people live in this town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.27

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Laval-sur-Doulon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Laval-sur-Doulon out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 58% of homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Laval-sur-Doulon stand out

The 2 things Laval-sur-Doulon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

38% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 61.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Laval-sur-Doulon’s story

Laval-sur-Doulon in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Laval-sur-Doulon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1989First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laval-sur-Doulon.

Who lives here

Laval-sur-Doulon has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 1.6% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 9.5%, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Laval-sur-Doulon have a median age of 61.2. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.

61.2median age

Laval-sur-DoulonHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Laval-sur-Doulon
	Laval-sur-Doulon	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	9.5%	16%	17%
15–24	1.6%	11%	11%
25–44	14%	21%	23%
45–64	37%	27%	26%
65+	38%	25%	22%
No diploma	19%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	27%	30%

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Ages61.2 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.7 people per household Born abroad29% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Laval-sur-Doulon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Laval-sur-Doulon keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Laval-sur-Doulon; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

14th c.

oldest protected part

1989

first monument protected

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Age of homes53% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Laval-sur-Doulon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Laval-sur-Doulon, 41.7%, runs above Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

On foot7%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Laval-sur-Doulon, 0.1 per working resident

41.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Laval-sur-Doulon 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.

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.42/m² a month.

€8.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Laval-sur-Doulon€8.27/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€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

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Renting€8.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Laval-sur-Doulon

12pages on Laval-sur-Doulon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.6 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingFlood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Laval-sur-Doulon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 14th & 15th c.

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Chassignolles, 4.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PaulChurch · 15th c. · in Vals-le-Chastel, 6.1 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye de la Chaise-DieuAbbey · Middle Ages · in La Chaise-Dieu, 6.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Laval-sur-Doulon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laval-sur-Doulon yet.

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Laval-sur-Doulon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Loire →

BrioudeBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineAmbertLaval-sur-Doulon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laval-sur-Doulon	59	—	—	—	—	—
Brioude	6,527	9.8	B⁻	A	D	B
Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme	3,412	12	B	A	B⁻	C
Sainte-Florine	3,283	12	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Ambert Puy-de-Dôme	6,517	16	A⁺	A	B⁺	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Laval-sur-Doulon

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Laval-sur-Doulon is a commune of 59 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

Population: 59 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code: 43116

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 9, 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.