Lempdes-sur-Allagnon’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (C−): 1 job per working resident; 13.0% unemployment. The median sale price is €1,175/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Lempdes-sur-Allagnon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lempdes-sur-Allagnon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Église Saint-Géraud: Photo: Gmbgreg2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon.
HealthHealth D−
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon loses more people than its age profile suggests, 119 per 100 expected, above Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
+19%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Lempdes-sur-Allagnon is Centre hospitalier de Brioude, 8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 137 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 163, 19% more. Life expectancy in Haute-Loire: 85.7 years for women and 80 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 4 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted119
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon · 6.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brioude
11 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For cost of living, Lempdes-sur-Allagnon gets an A
€1,175/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.12/m² a month, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (€8.91/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.21/m² a month. Lempdes-sur-Allagnon recorded 45 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon€1,175/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,175/m²
45
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.45 to €11.17/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Auzon Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon run lower than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,590 a year per consumption unit
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon holds 450 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 13.0%. 8.6% 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%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon, 1 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
49median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
Lempdes-sur-AllagnonHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education14%
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%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon is a commune of 1,293 people in the Communauté de communes Auzon Communauté. 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
1,293 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auzon Communauté
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code
43120
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lempdes-sur-Allagnon
Is Lempdes-sur-Allagnon safe?
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lempdes-sur-Allagnon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lempdes-sur-Allagnon grades A for cost of living.
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.
