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MoudeyresHaute-Loire

The town has 115 residents and lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

115

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.31

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

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Moudeyres a good place to live?

Moudeyres has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 29% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Moudeyres stand out

The one thing Moudeyres does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ferme à toit de chaume dite Ferme Perrel · Classé · Photo: Jpgobillot · CC BY-SA 3.0

Moudeyres’ story

Moudeyres in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moudeyres: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1977First protected: Ferme à toit de chaume dite Ferme Perrel

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moudeyres.

History

Moudeyres keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Moudeyres is Ferme à toit de chaume dite Ferme Perrel. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ferme à toit de chaume dite Ferme Perrel 17th & 18th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1977

first monument protected

Full pageMoudeyres’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Moudeyres?”

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

Who lives here

More people in Moudeyres hold a degree than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32%

Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Moudeyres is 47 years old. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town.

47median age

MoudeyresHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moudeyres
	Moudeyres	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	11%	11%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	23%	25%	22%
No diploma	16%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	19%	18%
Higher education	32%	27%	30%

Full pageMoudeyres’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households50 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Moudeyres?”

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

Work & commute

Moudeyres has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.7 for each

11.1% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 25.5% of working residents in Moudeyres didn’t travel to work at all. Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving63%

On foot10%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Moudeyres, 0.7 per working resident

11.1%

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

25%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMoudeyres’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moudeyres than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month

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

Sales in Moudeyres from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moudeyres€8.31/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€8.31/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.87/m² a month)

€6.22/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMoudeyres’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.31/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Ferme Perrel and 2 more in and around Moudeyres

Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Moudeyres. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumFerme Perrelin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pralas2.1 km northeast, in Saint-Front ZooZooChic'ânes2.1 km northeast, in Saint-Front

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moudeyres

12pages on Moudeyres

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors99% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Ferme à toit de chaume dite Ferme PerrelFarm · 17th & 18th c.

Classé

Croix de la fin du 16e siècleCross · 16th c. · in Saint-Front, 2.8 mi

Classé

Ferme des PlantinsFarm · 16th c. · in Les Estables, 4.8 mi

Classé

Ancien château abbatialChâteau · 14th–19th c. · in Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, 5.1 mi

Photo credits

Ferme à toit de chaume dite Ferme Perrel: Photo: Jpgobillot · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Moudeyres

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moudeyres yet.

How we find them →

Moudeyres’ 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 →

Saint-Germain-LapradeCoubonBrives-CharensacLe Puy-en-VelayVals-près-le-PuyChadracMoudeyres

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Moudeyres	115	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Germain-Laprade	3,432	9	—	B⁺	—	B
Coubon	3,140	9.6	—	A⁻	—	C⁺
Brives-Charensac	4,244	11	A	A⁻	B⁺	B
Le Puy-en-Velay	18,540	12	B	A⁻	D	C
Vals-près-le-Puy	3,395	12	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Chadrac	2,542	12	—	B	—	A⁻

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

About Moudeyres

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Moudeyres is a commune of 115 people in the Communauté de communes Mézenc-Loire-Meygal. 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: 115 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Mézenc-Loire-Meygal
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code: 43144

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.