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A town of 387 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chirassimont a good place to live?

There are no grades for Chirassimont: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. One in ten homes here are second homes.

What makes Chirassimont stand out

The one thing Chirassimont does most differently from other towns.

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Chirassimont’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chirassimont’s story

No historic monuments in Chirassimont

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chirassimont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bussière, in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé, 6.3 mi away.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chirassimont.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Chirassimont than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Half the people of Chirassimont are older than 47.3.

47.3median age
ChirassimontLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chirassimont
ChirassimontLoire medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–249.4%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma26%20%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education19%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chirassimont walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

Chirassimont holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 4.7% of working residents in Chirassimont to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 9.3%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Chirassimont, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chirassimont than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.00/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

12 houses and apartments changed hands in Chirassimont from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 92% were houses.

€8.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chirassimont€8.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire median€10.17/m²
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €10.91/m² a month)
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de l'Aubépin and 2 more in and around Chirassimont

Heritage in and near Chirassimont. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chirassimont

12pages on Chirassimont

Landmarks

Nothing in Chirassimont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chirassimont

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chirassimont yet.

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Chirassimont’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loire →
AmplepuisTarareBalbignyThizy-les-BourgsPanissièresVindry-sur-TurdineAmplepuisTarareBalbignyThizy-les-BourgsPanissièresVindry-sur-TurdineChirassimont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chirassimont387—————
Amplepuis Rhône4,8764.6A−ACB−
Tarare Rhône10,8937.4B+B+CB+
Balbigny2,9118BBAC+
Thizy-les-Bourgs Rhône5,7718.7A−A+C+B
Panissières2,9118.8—A+—B+
Vindry-sur-Turdine Rhône5,30510ACB+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chirassimont

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chirassimont is a commune of 387 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône. 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
387 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.7 km²)
INSEE code
42063

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.