Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 558 residents in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Les Salles is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Les Salles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Salles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine de la Conche, in Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, 5.2 mi away.
24% 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 Les Salles.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. At 47.3, the median resident of Les Salles sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Salles | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
250 jobs are based in Les Salles, for 200 working residents (1.1 per worker). Unemployment runs at 6.8%. 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Les Salles: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Les Salles. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Salles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Salles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Salles | 558 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiers Puy-de-Dôme | 11,637 | 12 | C | A | D | C |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 12 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Courpière Puy-de-Dôme | 4,166 | 14 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 15 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 16 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Salles is a commune of 558 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.