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187 people call this town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
There are no grades for Mazerat-Aurouze: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 29% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
The 2 things Mazerat-Aurouze does most differently from other towns.
Mazerat-Aurouze has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Mazerat-Aurouze’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Turgon63 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazerat-Aurouze.
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Mazerat-Aurouze have a median age of 54.1. Also worth knowing: 26% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mazerat-Aurouze | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.5% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mazerat-Aurouze has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,540 a year per consumption unit. Mazerat-Aurouze holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
4 houses and apartments changed hands in Mazerat-Aurouze from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Mazerat-Aurouze. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mazerat-Aurouze yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mazerat-Aurouze is a commune of 187 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerat-Aurouze | 187 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 7 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 11 | B− | A | D | B |
| Polignac | 2,819 | 17 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 18 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
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 9, 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.