Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Jean-Lachalm’s story
Saint-Jean-Lachalm in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-Lachalm: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1908First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
1995Most recently protected: Château de Séjallières
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-Lachalm.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-Lachalm: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-Lachalm is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Jean-Lachalm has fewer young adults than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Line up the people of Saint-Jean-Lachalm by age and the one in the middle is 48.6. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
48.6median age
Saint-Jean-LachalmHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 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
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Jean-Lachalm run lower than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,500 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Jean-Lachalm has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. No commute at all: 8.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Jean-Lachalm, 0.4 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-Lachalm: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Jean-Lachalm
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-Lachalm is a commune of 306 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
306 (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.
