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With 159 residents, it is a town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Préjet-d'Allier is too small for the grades other French towns get. 39% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 47% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Préjet-d'Allier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Préjet-d'Allier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Fort, in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance, 3.2 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Préjet-d'Allier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Préjet-d'Allier.
Graduates make up 21% of adults. 7.3% are under 15, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Saint-Préjet-d'Allier is 63.5 years old.
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Préjet-d'Allier | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.0%, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.8% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Préjet-d'Allier: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.79/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Préjet-d'Allier yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Préjet-d'Allier is a commune of 159 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Préjet-d'Allier | 159 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 14 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 15 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 15 | B | A− | D | C |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 16 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Polignac | 2,819 | 16 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.