Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability — 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Vieille-Brioude 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.
Each subject compares Vieille-Brioude 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.
Église Sainte-Anne: Photo: Ivanjou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Léproserie de la Bajasse: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieille-Brioude.
HousingCost of living A+
A home in Vieille-Brioude sells for €1,032/m², less than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
€1,032/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne. The estimated advertised rent is €8.27/m² a month, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€8.91/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vieille-Brioude€1,032/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Loire median€1,646/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,066/m²
54
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €10.98/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Vieille-Brioude works less well than 96% of compared French towns
2%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Vieille-Brioude counts 0.5 jobs (300 jobs, 550 workers). At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: the unemployment rate comes to 8.0%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Vieille-Brioude, 0.5 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Vieille-Brioude is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
97 deaths in Vieille-Brioude between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 94: 3% above. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Vieille-Brioude come to 103 per 100 predicted. At birth, a girl in Haute-Loire can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vieille-Brioude · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brioude
20.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Vieille-Brioude is rich in protected monuments: 40 per 10,000 residents, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Vieille-Brioude: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, above Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Vieille-Brioude than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
49.2median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population. 31% of adults hold a degree, above Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Vieille-Brioude has a median age of 49.2 years.
Vieille-BrioudeHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Vieille-Brioude is a commune of 1,236 people in the Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne. 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
1,236 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Brioude Sud Auvergne
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²)
INSEE code
43262
Vieille-Brioude’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vieille-Brioude
Is Vieille-Brioude safe?
Vieille-Brioude has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vieille-Brioude good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vieille-Brioude expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vieille-Brioude grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
