Champdieu’s schools beat most (A): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Champdieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Champdieu 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 Champdieu.
Schools
98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Champdieu is 96.2%, above both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Champdieu costs less than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.36/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
49 sales of houses and apartments in Champdieu, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,197/m². A house rents for an estimated €6.99/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses.
€2,197/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Champdieu€2,197/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,248/m²
46
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.60 to €10.59/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Champdieu has 0.7 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,950 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Champdieu, 0.7 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Champdieu has 3 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Champdieu is Enceinte (ancienne). Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, higher 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
Who lives here
Few people in Champdieu are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
31% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Loire’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). Champdieu has a median age of 46.2.
46.2median age
ChampdieuLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Champdieu has a lower adjusted death rate than 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Champdieu can choose among 3 GPs. Its care home for older people (16 places) counts its residents as Champdieu’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 197 residents of Champdieu died, against 209 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. Life expectancy in Loire: 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Champdieu · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Champdieu
Is Champdieu safe?
Champdieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Champdieu good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. 98% of 296 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de Beauregard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Champdieu expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,197/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Champdieu grades A− for cost of living.
About Champdieu
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Champdieu is a commune of 2,064 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez 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.
