Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavoûte-sur-Loire.
Who lives here
Few people in Lavoûte-sur-Loire are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Over-65s are 27% of the population. Lavoûte-sur-Loire has a median age of 46.4 years. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Haute-Loire’s towns (16%).
46.4median age
Lavoûte-sur-LoireHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
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
History
Old homes shape Lavoûte-sur-Loire: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Lavoûte-sur-Loire counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Maurice. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Lavoûte-sur-Loire walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Jobs located in Lavoûte-sur-Loire: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,540 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Lavoûte-sur-Loire, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,540
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
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lavoûte-sur-Loire is €8.68/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.43/m² a month. The market in Lavoûte-sur-Loire: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 93% of what sold.
€8.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Lavoûte-sur-Loire€8.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €11.50/m² a month)
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lavoûte-sur-Loire
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lavoûte-sur-Loire is a commune of 805 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.
