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This town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 798.
Saint-Victor-Malescours has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 16% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Victor-Malescours does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Victor-Malescours as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Dunières, 5.4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Victor-Malescours 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-Victor-Malescours.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,770 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Saint-Victor-Malescours holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The census found 3.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 81% were houses. The market in Saint-Victor-Malescours: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Victor-Malescours. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Victor-Malescours as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Victor-Malescours is a commune of 798 people in the Communauté de communes Loire et Semène. 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-Victor-Malescours | 798 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Didier-en-Velay | 3,523 | 2.2 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 4,239 | 3.4 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Sainte-Sigolène | 6,097 | 5.3 | A+ | A | A+ | B− |
| Dunières | 2,670 | 5.7 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Saint-Genest-Malifaux Loire | 2,921 | 6.1 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Firminy Loire | 17,060 | 6.5 | B− | A | D | 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.