Work and incomes are strong: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 4.6% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,849/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. Most journeys need a car (D): 22% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Polignac has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Polignac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Polignac.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Polignac, 4.6%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €28,890 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.7% of working residents in Polignac at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Polignac, 0.5 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
94.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 2.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Polignac, 95.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Haute-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one. Its collèges and lycées rank #6 of 19 in Haute-Loire on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
For cost of living, Polignac gets a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,849/m², comes from 62 sales of houses and apartments in Polignac from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.34/m² a month, near Haute-Loire’s towns (€8.91/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.61/m² a month.
€1,849/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Polignac€1,849/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,849/m²
62
€9.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €12.09/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Polignac has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
26% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 40% of adults. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
48.5median age
PolignacHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education40%
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
Polignac: 4 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total, above Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Polignac is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Polignac’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 217 residents of Polignac died, against 256 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 85 per 100 expected, near both Haute-Loire’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Loire is 85.7 years for women and 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3 GPs practise here.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Polignac · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
1.6 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Polignac
Is Polignac safe?
Polignac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Polignac good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #6 of 19 in Haute-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Polignac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,849/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Polignac grades B+ for cost of living.
About Polignac
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Polignac is a commune of 2,819 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
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.
