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It is a town of 576 residents in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Le Pertuis falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 17% of its housing.
The one thing Le Pertuis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Pertuis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bonneville, in Saint-Pierre-Eynac, 2.5 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Pertuis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pertuis.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of residents, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 20% of the population. 36% of adults hold a degree.
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Pertuis | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Le Pertuis: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 8.2% of working residents in Le Pertuis didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Le Pertuis recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Pertuis. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Pertuis yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Pertuis is a commune of 576 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
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 Pertuis | 576 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yssingeaux | 7,415 | 4.4 | A | A− | B | C |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 3,432 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 7.6 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Retournac | 3,007 | 7.9 | A | A | A | B− |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 8.3 | — | B | — | A− |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon | 2,688 | 9.3 | — | A− | — | C |
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 4, 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.