Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 887 people live in this town, in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Malvalette out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Malvalette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Malvalette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du Château fort de Rochebaron, in Bas-en-Basset, 4 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malvalette.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 33% of adults. Half the people of Malvalette are older than 41.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Malvalette | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Malvalette, for 450 working residents (0.1 per worker). At the census, 2.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,830 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Gorges de la LoireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 90%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Malvalette: 26 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Malvalette. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau d'Aurec3.5 km east, in Aurec-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Grangeasse4 km east, in Aurec-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chazourne2.7 km northeast, in Aurec-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau du Moine Sacristain3.4 km east, in Aurec-sur-LoirePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Malvalette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malvalette yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvalette | 887 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurec-sur-Loire | 6,164 | 2.5 | A | A− | A− | B+ |
| Bas-en-Basset | 4,638 | 4.2 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 8,823 | 4.5 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Fraisses Loire | 3,872 | 5.6 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Unieux Loire | 8,514 | 6.3 | B | B | C+ | A |
| Firminy Loire | 17,060 | 6.6 | B− | A | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Malvalette is a commune of 887 people in the Communauté de communes Marches du Velay-Rochebaron. 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
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.