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Some 1,089 people live in this town, in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Homes are affordable (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability (D). Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income (C): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Vincent has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Vincent does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Vincent with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Vincent has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Vincent; none is classé, France’s top protection.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vincent.
At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.5%. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,930 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.34/m² a month, close to Haute-Loire’s towns (€8.91/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Saint-Vincent recorded 40 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.43/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,426/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Vincent come to 95 per 100 predicted. 83 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 5% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Vincent is Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay, 7 mi away. In Haute-Loire, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Saint-Vincent has a median age of 45.7 years. Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vincent | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Vincent; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Vincent. Best known first.
Saint-Vincent has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont suspendu de Margeaix: Photo: Illaum · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vincent 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-Vincent | 1,089 | — | — | A | — | C |
| Polignac | 2,819 | 5.9 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 6.2 | — | B | — | A− |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 7.1 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Retournac | 3,007 | 7.2 | A | A | A | B− |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 7.5 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 7.8 | B | A− | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Vincent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Vincent grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Vincent is a commune of 1,089 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.