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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has 8,163,884 residents in 12 départements and 4,027 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €1,200/m² in Allier to €4,400/m² in Haute-Savoie.

Region · 12 départements · 4,027 communes · Updated 24 October 2026
8,163,884residents2022 census
59%of households own their homemain home
49%housesof all homes
12%second homesof all homes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,027 communes
Map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 12 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

DépartementResidentsCommunesPrice per m²Living standardHome ownersAged 75+UnemploymentSecond homes
Ain (01)671,289392€2,620/m²–63%9%8.9%6%
Allier (03)334,715317€1,200/m²–65%14%12.3%7%
Ardèche (07)333,229335€1,970/m²–67%12%11.4%18%
Cantal (15)144,399246€1,280/m²–71%14%6.9%21%
Drôme (26)521,432363€2,250/m²–62%11%11.8%8%
Haute-Loire (43)228,161257€1,430/m²–70%12%8.6%16%
Haute-Savoie (74)849,583279€4,400/m²–60%8%8.5%24%
Isère (38)1,291,380512€2,710/m²–61%9%9.5%8%
Loire (42)772,041323€1,600/m²–59%12%11.5%4%
Puy-de-Dôme (63)664,385464€1,950/m²–62%11%10.1%10%
Rhône (69)1,907,982266€3,910/m²–49%9%10.8%4%
Savoie (73)445,288273€3,600/m²–60%10%7.7%37%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

8,163,884 residents and 3,729,558 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

18%
aged under 15
18%
aged 15–29
27%
aged 60 and over
39%
of households are people living alone
25%
of households are couples with children
9%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

4,671,276 homes, 80% of them main residences, with 4.0 rooms on average.

49%
of homes are houses
59%
of households own their home
13%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
12%
second homes
9%
empty homes
85%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191912%
1919–19457%
1946–197020%
1971–199028%
1991–200516%
2006–201917%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

10.0%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
35%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
11%
managers and professionals among over-15s
28%
retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.