Ambierle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ambierle 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ambierle.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Ambierle costs less than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.18/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,736/m², below Loire’s towns (€2,075/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. The market in Ambierle: 47 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,736/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ambierle€1,736/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,736/m²
47
€8.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.36 to €10.52/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ambierle than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Ambierle went to work by public transport. Median disposable income comes to €25,050 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stands at 10.3%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Ambierle, 0.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Ambierle run lower than in 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Ambierle is Clinique Medico Chirurgicale de Renaison, 8.8 mi away. 140 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 167: 16% below. Life expectancy in Loire: 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 4 family doctors.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Ambierle · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Medico Chirurgicale de Renaison
9.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Ambierle are 15 to 24: 8.9%, fewer than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Line up the people of Ambierle by age and the one in the middle is 47.1. 23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Loire’s towns (25%). Among adults, 27% have a degree.
47.1median age
AmbierleLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ambierle
Is Ambierle safe?
Ambierle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Ambierle expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ambierle grades A− for cost of living.
About Ambierle
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ambierle is a commune of 1,865 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. 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
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.
