Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 608 people, lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Vidal is too small for the grades other French towns get.
Saint-Vidal has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vidal.
Among adults, 33% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vidal | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Vidal is Maison Raynaud. 3 of the 5 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €27,780 a year per consumption unit, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saint-Vidal counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). At the census, 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Sales in Saint-Vidal from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Vidal. Best known first.
Saint-Vidal has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vidal yet.
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-Vidal | 608 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polignac | 2,819 | 3 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 3.6 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 4.6 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 4.8 | — | B | — | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 4.8 | B | A− | D | C |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 6.2 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Vidal is a commune of 608 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
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.