Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 330 people, lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Caloire falls below the line for grades. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Caloire does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Caloire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy, in Firminy, 3.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caloire.
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, lower than both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Caloire are older than 46.1. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Caloire | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 5.6%, lower than both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Caloire: 100, for 150 residents in work (0.6 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one. At the lycées within 5 km of Caloire, 93.3% passed the bac, close to both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Bois de la RiveNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 90%+2 pts |
| Lycée Albert CamusNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 224 | 95%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Firmin PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 62 | 92%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.77/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Caloire. Best known first.
Nothing in Caloire 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 Caloire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloire | 330 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unieux | 8,514 | 1.8 | B | B | C+ | A |
| Fraisses | 3,872 | 2.4 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Firminy | 17,060 | 3.1 | B− | A | D | B |
| Aurec-sur-Loire Haute-Loire | 6,164 | 3.7 | A | A− | A− | B+ |
| Roche-la-Molière | 9,843 | 3.9 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 12,314 | 4.5 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Caloire is a commune of 330 people in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. 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.