Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Malvières has none. 38% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
What makes Malvières stand out
The 2 things Malvières does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malvières.
Who lives here
Malvières has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9% are 15 to 24
10% are under 15, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 33% have a degree. Half the people of Malvières are older than 58.6.
58.6median age
MalvièresHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
59% women, 41% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 69 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Malvières keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Malvières is Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Malvières than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,180 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 7.1%. At the census, a tenth of working residents in Malvières didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Malvières, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge: Photo: Clpourrat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de carrefour du 15e siècle dite Croix de Bancillon: Photo: Clpourrat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Malvières
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malvières yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Malvières
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Malvières is a commune of 144 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.
