With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lavaudieu falls below the line for grades. A fifth of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lavaudieu stand out
The 2 things Lavaudieu does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavaudieu.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Lavaudieu than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
33% of adults hold a degree, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population. The age that splits Lavaudieu in two is 57.1.
57.1median age
LavaudieuHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
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
Lavaudieu keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Since 1995, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Lavaudieu has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancienne abbaye Saint-André-de-Lavaudieu.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Lavaudieu has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
The median disposable income is €27,140 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.0%, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 2.1% of Lavaudieu’s working residents to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot9%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lavaudieu, 0.4 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lavaudieu
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lavaudieu is a commune of 243 people in the Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne. 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.
