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MonletHaute-Loire

It is a town of 402 residents in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

402

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.64

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,720

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Monlet a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Monlet out for now. Nearly two fifths of its homes are second homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Monlet stand out

The 2 things Monlet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

39% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

38% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Monlet’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Monlet’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Monlet has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Monatte, born in 1881, is the one person born in Monlet before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1926First protected: Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monlet.

Who lives here

Monlet has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, close to Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and below compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 38% of the population.

59.4median age

MonletHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Monlet
	Monlet	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	4.2%	11%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	38%	25%	22%
No diploma	17%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	27%	30%

Full pageMonlet’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.4 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2 people per household Born abroad0.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Monlet?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

1 historic monument in Monlet, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Monlet has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

11th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Map1 historic monument Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Monlet?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Monlet are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%

The median disposable income was €24,720 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Monlet number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The census found 6.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot6%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Monlet, 0.4 per working resident

7.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,720

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,720 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Monlet98.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège du Mont BarNearest collègeCollège	Collège	47	98%+6 pts

98.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate

1.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageMonlet’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges98.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Monlet than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.64/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Monlet.

€7.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Monlet€7.64/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€7.64/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.81 to €10.05/m² a month)

€7.42/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMonlet’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.64/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Allègre and 3 more in and around Monlet

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Monlet. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Allègre2.3 km south, in Allègre ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courbière4 km southeast, in Céaux-d'Allègre AttractionAttractionVélorail d'Allègre2.9 km south, in Allègre ChâteauChâteauLa Potence2.3 km south, in Allègre

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Monlet

13pages on Monlet

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.2 mi away Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Monlet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-ViergeChurch · 11th & 15th c.

Classé

Ruines du château et terrain qui entoure ces ruinesChâteau · 14th & 15th c. · in Allègre, 1.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-AndréChurch · 15th c. · in Jullianges, 6.8 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye de la Chaise-DieuAbbey · Middle Ages · in La Chaise-Dieu, 6.9 mi

Famous people from Monlet

One notable person was born in Monlet.

Their page →

Pierre MonatteFrench trade unionist · 1881–1960

Monlet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Loire →

PolignacLangeacEspaly-Saint-MarcelChadracLe Puy-en-VelayRetournacMonlet

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Monlet	402	—	—	—	—	—
Polignac	2,819	13	—	B⁺	—	B
Langeac	3,499	14	A⁺	A	A⁻	B
Espaly-Saint-Marcel	3,585	14	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Chadrac	2,542	14	—	B	—	A⁻
Le Puy-en-Velay	18,540	15	B	A⁻	D	C
Retournac	3,007	15	A	A	A	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Monlet

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Monlet is a commune of 402 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

Population: 402 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 13.6 sq mi (35.3 km²)
INSEE code: 43138

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 October 30, 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.