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ValprivasHaute-Loire

Home to 553 people, this town lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

553

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.48

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

Median income

€26,700

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Valprivas a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Valprivas out for now. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Valprivas stand out

The 2 things Valprivas 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.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château, actuellement centre culturel de Valprivas · Classé · Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Valprivas’ story

Valprivas in pictures

Valprivas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1949First protected: Château, actuellement centre culturel de Valprivas

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valprivas.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Valprivas than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.2%. At 51.1, the median resident of Valprivas sits in the middle of the age range.

51.1median age

ValprivasHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Valprivas
	Valprivas	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	9.2%	11%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	29%	25%	22%
No diploma	11%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	19%	18%
Higher education	30%	27%	30%

Full pageValprivas’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.1 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Valprivas?”

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

History

Valprivas keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Valprivas is Château, actuellement centre culturel de Valprivas.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Château, actuellement centre culturel de Valprivas 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1949

first monument protected

Full pageValprivas’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Valprivas?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Valprivas, 4.7%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Valprivas has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,700 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Public transport4%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Valprivas, 0.2 per working resident

4.7%

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

€26,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Valprivas costs less than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.48/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 95% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Valprivas.

€7.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Valprivas€7.48/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€7.48/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.46 to €10.25/m² a month)

€8.00/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageValprivas’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.48/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 Valprivas

12pages on Valprivas

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors74% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Valprivas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Château, actuellement centre culturel de ValprivasChâteau · 16th c.

Classé

Ruines du Château fort de RochebaronChâteau · 14th & 15th c. · in Bas-en-Basset, 2.8 mi

Classé

Vieux Pont dit Pont du DiableBridge · 11th c. · in Saint-André-de-Chalencon, 3.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-JeanChurch · 12th–18th c. · in Beauzac, 4.8 mi

Photo credits

Château, actuellement centre culturel de Valprivas: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Valprivas

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

How we find them →

Valprivas’ 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 →

Bas-en-BassetBeauzacMonistrol-sur-LoireRetournacSaint-Maurice-de-LignonAurec-sur-LoireValprivas

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Valprivas	553	—	—	—	—	—
Bas-en-Basset	4,638	3.7	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Beauzac	2,954	5	—	A	—	C⁻
Monistrol-sur-Loire	8,823	6.5	A⁻	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺
Retournac	3,007	7.3	A	A	A	B⁻
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon	2,688	8	—	A⁻	—	C
Aurec-sur-Loire	6,164	8.7	A	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺

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

About Valprivas

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Valprivas is a commune of 553 people in the Communauté de communes Marches du Velay-Rochebaron. 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: 553 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Marches du Velay-Rochebaron
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 8.6 sq mi (22.4 km²)
INSEE code: 43249

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.