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A town of 1,767 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chambœuf has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chambœuf 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chambœuf, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambœuf.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Chambœuf has 3 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Chambœuf is Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne, 6.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 120 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 81, 32% fewer. In Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine GuichardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 89%−6 pts |
| Collège Saint-Pierre PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 143 | 97%+1 pt |
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.11/m² a month, close to Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Chambœuf from July 2023 to June 2026: 41 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,921/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The jobless rate is 4.1%. At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. 5% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Loire’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Loire’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 18% of residents. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chambœuf | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Chambœuf has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église abbatiale de Jourcey (ancienne): Photo: Georgespitiot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chambœuf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambœuf | 1,767 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 1.2 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| Veauche | 8,975 | 1.8 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 10,425 | 4.1 | B− | C | C | B |
| Saint-Héand | 3,665 | 4.2 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| La Fouillouse | 4,630 | 5.1 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 5.5 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chambœuf has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chambœuf grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambœuf is a commune of 1,767 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.