With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Ilpize falls below the line for grades. 46% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Ilpize stand out
The 2 things Saint-Ilpize does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ilpize.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Ilpize than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Saint-Ilpize have a median age of 53.5. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
53.5median age
Saint-IlpizeHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Old homes shape Saint-Ilpize: 44% 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.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Ilpize: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Château et sa chapelle. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Saint-Ilpize than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,410 a year per consumption unit
13.7% of the labour force are out of work. The census found 13.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Ilpize didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Public transport7%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Ilpize, 0.3 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Ilpize
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Ilpize is a commune of 202 people in the Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne. 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.
