Pradelles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 39% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Pradelles stand out
The 2 things Pradelles does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pradelles.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Pradelles than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.9% of residents. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
57.9median age
PradellesHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. 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
Pradelles keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 12 historic monuments in Pradelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Pradelles than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,520 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Pradelles: 300, for 200 residents in work (1.5 each). At the census, 17.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot16%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Pradelles, 1.5 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
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 Pradelles is €9.22/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Pradelles from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.48/m² a month.
€9.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Pradelles€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
Tour de Rochely: Photo: Juliofsanguino · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte de la Verdette: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte du Besset: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pradelles
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pradelles is a commune of 531 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
531 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles
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.
