Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loudes.
History
Loudes keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Loudes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Loudes are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
23% of adults hold a degree, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Loudes has a median age of 46.4. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
46.4median age
LoudesHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Loudes walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
Half of residents lived on more than €24,240 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). 300 jobs are based in Loudes, for 450 working residents (0.6 per worker). No commute at all: 9.4% of working residents in the town at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Loudes, 0.6 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Maison forte ou château de Coubladour: Photo: Original uploader was LeVellave at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Four à pain de Coubladour: Photo: LeVellave · CC BY-SA 2.5
Famous people from Loudes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Loudes yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Loudes
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Loudes is a commune of 944 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.
