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OuidesHaute-Loire

Population 51: a town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.22

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ouides a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Ouides is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 62% of its housing. Over-65s are a third of the population.

What makes Ouides stand out

The 2 things Ouides 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.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

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

Median age 56.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Croix de pierre · Classé · Photo: FredSeiller · CC0

Ouides’ story

Ouides in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ouides counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1930First protected: Croix de pierre
1992Most recently protected: Château d'Agrain

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ouides.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Ouides than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 4.1% of residents, below Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 33% of the population.

56.5median age

OuidesHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP40%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 63 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ouides
	Ouides	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	10%	16%	17%
15–24	4.1%	11%	11%
25–44	27%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	33%	25%	22%
No diploma	14%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	40%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	21%	27%	30%

Full pageOuides’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages56.5 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households20 households · 2 people per household Born abroad2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Ouides?”

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

History

Ouides keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Ouides is Croix de pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ouides counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Croix de pierre 16th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

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Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Ouides?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ouides than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

On foot5%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Ouides, 0.4 per working resident

9.1%

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

19%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.4 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ouides is €9.22/m² a month

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

Sales in Ouides from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.

€9.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ouides€9.22/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€9.22/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €11.97/m² a month)

€6.48/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.22/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ouides

12pages on Ouides

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors46% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ouides counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Château d'AgrainChâteau · 13th & 15th c.

Croix de pierreCross · 16th c.

Photo credits

Croix de pierre: Photo: FredSeiller · CC0

Famous people from Ouides

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

How we find them →

Ouides’ 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 →

Vals-près-le-PuyCoubonEspaly-Saint-MarcelLe Puy-en-VelayPolignacChadracOuides

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ouides	51	—	—	—	—	—
Vals-près-le-Puy	3,395	11	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Coubon	3,140	11	—	A⁻	—	C⁺
Espaly-Saint-Marcel	3,585	12	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Le Puy-en-Velay	18,540	12	B	A⁻	D	C
Polignac	2,819	13	—	B⁺	—	B
Chadrac	2,542	13	—	B	—	A⁻

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

About Ouides

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ouides is a commune of 51 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. 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: 51 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code: 43145

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.