People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on cost of living as well (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. 39% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Mazet-Saint-Voy 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 Mazet-Saint-Voy 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.
Ancienne église Saint-Voy: Photo: Cmail · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Vacheresse: Photo: Thomas Guyard · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazet-Saint-Voy.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Mazet-Saint-Voy sees fewer deaths than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 62 per 100 expected
−38%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Mazet-Saint-Voy has 2 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Mazet-Saint-Voy is Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay, 17.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 156 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 97, 38% fewer. At birth, a girl in Haute-Loire can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw62
Adjusted62
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Mazet-Saint-Voy · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
17.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Mazet-Saint-Voy skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
56.4median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Typical age in Mazet-Saint-Voy: 56.4, the median.
Mazet-Saint-VoyHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Mazet-Saint-Voy: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mazet-Saint-Voy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Mazet-Saint-Voy, 7.7%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs based in Mazet-Saint-Voy number 300, against 400 residents in work (0.8 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,400 a year per consumption unit. 9.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Mazet-Saint-Voy, 0.8 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mazet-Saint-Voy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Among the graded crimes in Mazet-Saint-Voy, the most frequent was armed robbery (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.1 cases of violence against people and 3.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud7
Drug use0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 100.0% of the index here.
Mazet-Saint-Voy is a commune of 1,114 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Lignon. 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
1,114 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut-Lignon
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
17.6 sq mi (45.5 km²)
INSEE code
43130
Mazet-Saint-Voy’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 Mazet-Saint-Voy
Is Mazet-Saint-Voy safe?
Mazet-Saint-Voy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Mazet-Saint-Voy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,625/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mazet-Saint-Voy 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.
