There are no grades for Rauret: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
What makes Rauret stand out
The 2 things Rauret does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rauret.
Who lives here
Few people in Rauret are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. 34% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
56.5median age
RauretHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Rauret: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Rauret is Ruines du château de Jonchères. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Rauret counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Rauret, 3.8%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €23,480 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Rauret: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 15.2% of working residents in Rauret didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Rauret, 0.4 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Rauret
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rauret is a commune of 202 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
202 (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.
