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Vissac-AuteyracHaute-Loire

Some 302 people live in this town, in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Vissac-Auteyrac a good place to live?

There are no grades for Vissac-Auteyrac: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 37% of homes. A third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Vissac-Auteyrac stand out

The 2 things Vissac-Auteyrac does most differently from other towns.

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Vissac-Auteyrac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vissac-Auteyrac’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Vissac-Auteyrac 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 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1910First protected: Église Sainte-Croix de Vissac
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vissac-Auteyrac.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Vissac-Auteyrac than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Vissac-Auteyrac has a median age of 55.1 years.

55.1median age
Vissac-AuteyracHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Vissac-Auteyrac
Vissac-AuteyracHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Under 159.1%16%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+33%25%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education30%27%30%

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

History

1 historic monument in Vissac-Auteyrac, 1 classé

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

Among the classé monuments in Vissac-Auteyrac is Église Sainte-Croix de Vissac. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vissac-Auteyrac are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.0%

50 jobs are based in Vissac-Auteyrac, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 8.4% 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%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,060 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Vissac-Auteyrac, 0.3 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Vissac-Auteyrac costs less than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month

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

The market in Vissac-Auteyrac: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vissac-Auteyrac€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.99 to €10.98/m² a month)
€7.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Vissac-Auteyrac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vissac-Auteyrac yet.

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Vissac-Auteyrac’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 →
LangeacPolignacEspaly-Saint-MarcelVals-près-le-PuyChadracLe Puy-en-VelayLangeacPolignacEspaly-Saint-MarcelVals-près-le-PuyChadracLe Puy-en-VelayVissac-Auteyrac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vissac-Auteyrac302—————
Langeac3,4996.1A+AA−B
Polignac2,81912—B+—B
Espaly-Saint-Marcel3,58513A+A−B+A−
Vals-près-le-Puy3,39514A+A−AA−
Chadrac2,54214—B—A−
Le Puy-en-Velay18,54014BA−DC

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

About Vissac-Auteyrac

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vissac-Auteyrac is a commune of 302 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
302 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code
43013

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 9, 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.