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A town of 1,150 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chevrières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Chevrières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chevrières 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 →
Chevrières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevrières.
The jobless rate is 5.5%. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 150 jobs are based in Chevrières, for 600 working residents (0.2 per worker).
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.
Among the homes sold, 83% were houses. 29 houses and apartments changed hands in Chevrières from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, about level with Loire’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). 21% of residents are children under 15. Among adults, 39% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chevrières | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 52 residents of Chevrières died, against 70 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Chevrières is Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne, 7.7 mi away. Life expectancy in Loire: 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chevrières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée des HorizonsNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 186 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Chevrières’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chevrières.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrières | 1,150 | — | — | A | — | A− |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 3.4 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise Rhône | 3,785 | 3.9 | A+ | B | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 4.1 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| Saint-Héand | 3,665 | 4.5 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Veauche | 8,975 | 5.9 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Sorbiers | 8,116 | 7 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chevrières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chevrières is a commune of 1,150 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais. 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.