Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 267 people, lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Nearly two in five homes here are second homes.
The one thing Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. 10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas in two is 45.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,350 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 7.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas is a commune of 267 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | 267 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 10 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 11 | B | A− | D | C |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 12 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Langogne Lozère | 2,836 | 12 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 13 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.