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A town of 2,884 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chavanay grades C+ overall: better than 38% of compared French towns, and #45 of 48 in Loire. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,269/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pilat Rhodanien. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Chavanay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chavanay 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chavanay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Anciennes usines Marrel, in Châteauneuf, 9.4 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chavanay. Best known first.
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban2.1 km southeast, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu4.7 km west, in PélussinMuseumMuseumLa Villa de Licinius4.7 km east, in Clonas-sur-VarèzeWater parkWater parkCentre Nautique Aqualône3.9 km southeast, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilChâteauChâteauChâteau Grillet4 km northeast, in VérinChâteauChâteauChâteau actuel3.8 km south, in MallevalPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chavanay.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Chavanay records 98 deaths per 100 expected, above both Loire’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #49 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Jean PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 93%−1 pt |
| Collège Gaston BatyBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 100 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 84 offenses in the graded categories in Chavanay in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.8% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Chavanay below both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chavanay | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Chavanay is above both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,269/m², comes from 92 sales of houses and apartments in Chavanay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,336/m² | 80 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chavanay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chavanay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavanay | 2,884 | — | C+ | B− | C+ | C− |
| Pélussin | 3,727 | 2.6 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Saint-Clair-du-Rhône Isère | 3,778 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | A− | A |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil Isère | 6,889 | 3.1 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Condrieu Rhône | 3,957 | 3.8 | B+ | C | C | A |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon Isère | 6,718 | 4.4 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Roussillon Isère | 8,595 | 5.1 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #32 of 48 in Loire.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,269/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chavanay grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chavanay is a commune of 2,884 people in the Communauté de communes du Pilat Rhodanien. 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.