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Saint-HaonHaute-Loire

276 people live in this town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

276

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.82

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

Median income

€21,330

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Haon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Haon out for now. Second homes make up 58% of its housing. It skews older: 40% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Haon stand out

The 2 things Saint-Haon 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

40% are 65 or over

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

Median age 61.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Haon · Classé · Photo: Bastien.pierre · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Haon’s story

Saint-Haon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Haon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1913First protected: Église Saint-Haon
1930Most recently protected: Croix datée de 1670

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Haon.

Who lives here

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

People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.8% of the town. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

61.4median age

Saint-HaonHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

40%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Haon
	Saint-Haon	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	10%	16%	17%
15–24	6.8%	11%	11%
25–44	13%	21%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	40%	25%	22%
No diploma	14%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	19%	18%
Higher education	17%	27%	30%

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Ages61.4 median age · 40% are 65 or over Households150 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad0.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Haon?”

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

History

Saint-Haon keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Haon is Église Saint-Haon. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Haon 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

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Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Haon?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Saint-Haon than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,330 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 5.5%, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Saint-Haon, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 19.8% of working residents in Saint-Haon didn’t travel to work at all.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%

On foot11%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Saint-Haon, 0.5 per working resident

5.5%

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

€21,330

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

20%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€21,330 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Haon costs less than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.82/m² a month

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

Sales in Saint-Haon from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €6.48/m² a month.

€7.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Haon€7.82/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€7.82/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.91 to €10.35/m² a month)

€6.48/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.82/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 Saint-Haon

11pages on Saint-Haon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors60% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61.4 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Haon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Inscrit

Croix datée de 1670Cross · 17th c.

Église Saint-HaonChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Haon: Photo: Bastien.pierre · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Haon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Haon yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Haon’s 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 →

LangogneCoubonVals-près-le-PuyLe Puy-en-VelayEspaly-Saint-MarcelBrives-CharensacSaint-Haon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Haon	276	—	—	—	—	—
Langogne Lozère	2,836	9.7	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Coubon	3,140	13	—	A⁻	—	C⁺
Vals-près-le-Puy	3,395	14	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Le Puy-en-Velay	18,540	15	B	A⁻	D	C
Espaly-Saint-Marcel	3,585	15	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Brives-Charensac	4,244	16	A	A⁻	B⁺	B

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

About Saint-Haon

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Haon is a commune of 276 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: 276 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 14.7 sq mi (38 km²)
INSEE code: 43192

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.