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TailhacHaute-Loire

Some 59 people live in this town, in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.36

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tailhac a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Tailhac out for now. 44% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Tailhac stand out

The one thing Tailhac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: L'Agent 007 · CC0

Tailhac’s story

Tailhac in pictures

Tailhac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1987First protected: Dolmen de la Thuile des Fées
1992Most recently protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tailhac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.5% of Tailhac, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 18% have a degree. Half the people of Tailhac are older than 53.7.

53.7median age

TailhacHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tailhac
	Tailhac	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	8.5%	16%	17%
15–24	8.5%	11%	11%
25–44	12%	21%	23%
45–64	44%	27%	26%
65+	27%	25%	22%
No diploma	20%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	19%	18%
Higher education	18%	27%	30%

Full pageTailhac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.7 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad6.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Tailhac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Tailhac keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Tailhac is Dolmen de la Thuile des Fées. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. This Haute-Loire town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de la Thuile des Fées Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1987

first monument protected

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Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Tailhac?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Tailhac has lower unemployment than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.1% of commuters at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot4%

Public transport4%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Tailhac, 0.5 per working resident

3.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Tailhac than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.36/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Tailhac from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.14/m² a month.

€7.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tailhac€7.36/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€7.36/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.81 to €9.32/m² a month)

€7.14/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTailhac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.36/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tailhac

11pages on Tailhac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.5 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Tailhac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Dolmen de la Thuile des FéesDolmen · Prehistory

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th–19th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: L'Agent 007 · CC0

Famous people from Tailhac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tailhac yet.

How we find them →

Tailhac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Loire →

LangeacBrioudeTailhac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tailhac	59	—	—	—	—	—
Langeac	3,499	3.6	A⁺	A	A⁻	B
Brioude	6,527	17	B⁻	A	D	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Tailhac

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Tailhac is a commune of 59 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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: 59 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code: 43242

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.