Strong across the board. Its best grade is for schools (A+): bac results 5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,024/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall, better than almost every compared French town. In the ranking it comes #2 of 48 in Loire.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Chazelles-sur-Lyon 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 Chazelles-sur-Lyon.
Schools
Bac results near Chazelles-sur-Lyon run high: 98.8% passed, above Loire’s towns and compared French towns
100%passed the bac (general and technological)A+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Chazelles-sur-Lyon, 96.4% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Loire’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. Results rank its schools #2 of 50 in Loire. At the two general lycées, 100% of 352 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Chazelles-sur-Lyon than in 89% of compared French towns
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Chazelles-sur-Lyon. Recorded offenses here came to 86 in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Family violence17
Burglary12
Sexual violence11
Vehicle theft10
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence18
Drug use18
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
86
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For theft from vehicles, 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, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Chazelles-sur-Lyon costs less than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.95/m² a month
€2,024/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Chazelles-sur-Lyon goes for €2,236/m², an apartment for €1,623/m². The median price, €2,024/m², comes from 160 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 71% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chazelles-sur-Lyon€2,024/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,236/m²
113
Apartments
€1,623/m²
47
€8.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.01 to €11.42/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,300
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Forez-Est
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Chazelles-sur-Lyon has lower unemployment than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%
15%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €24,660 a year per consumption unit, close to Loire’s towns (€25,635) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 2,400 residents in work, Chazelles-sur-Lyon has 2,250 jobs: 0.9 each. Public transport took 3.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,250
jobs based in Chazelles-sur-Lyon, 0.9 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Chazelles-sur-Lyon is below 68% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 659 residents of Chazelles-sur-Lyon died, against 681 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Its care home for older people (127 places) counts its residents as Chazelles-sur-Lyon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Chazelles-sur-Lyon is Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne, 10.8 mi away. This Loire town has 10 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Chazelles-sur-Lyon · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Chazelles-sur-Lyon hold a degree than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 22%
46.8median age
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above both Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 25% of the town.
Chazelles-sur-LyonLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chazelles-sur-Lyon: 14% were built before 1919, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chazelles-sur-Lyon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Since 2014, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The protected list starts in the 20th century.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected
2014
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Alain Rousset: Jean.Castera, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Berthe Rasimi: Félix (photographe, 18..-19..) Paris, Public domain · Alfred Vernay: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chazelles-sur-Lyon is a commune of 5,543 people in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. 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
Population
5,543 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Forez-Est
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code
42059
Chazelles-sur-Lyon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Is Chazelles-sur-Lyon safe?
It grades A for safety, #7 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chazelles-sur-Lyon good?
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns and #2 of 50 in Loire. The lycée stands out: 100% of 186 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des Horizons in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chazelles-sur-Lyon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,024/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chazelles-sur-Lyon grades A− for cost of living.
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.
