Population: 18,540 inhabitants (-0.4% between 2013 and 2023)
Rental yield in Le Puy-en-Velay →
Estimated asking rents — "Carte des loyers" 2025 (French Ministry of Ecological Transition). Gross yield = annual rent / median sale price per sqm.
| Neighborhood | Change | Price/sqm |
|---|
| Neighborhood | Change | Price/sqm |
|---|
| Rate ‰ | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Home burglaries | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Physical assaults (non-domestic) | 8.8 | 3.2 |
| Vehicle thefts | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Non-violent thefts | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Vandalism | 12.8 | 7.9 |
Source: SSMSI, French Ministry of the Interior. Offences recorded by police and gendarmerie, per 1,000 inhabitants — unreported offences are not included.
Energy sieves (F+G): 9.9% (France: 9.9%)
| Label | Share |
|---|---|
| A | 0.3% |
| B | 0.8% |
| C | 25.9% |
| D | 42.7% |
| E | 20.4% |
| F | 6.4% |
| G | 3.5% |
Source: ADEME (2026), 7,148 diagnostics performed since July 2021 — share of diagnosed dwellings, not a census of the stock. G banned from rental since 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034.