Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,468 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Civens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 29% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,071/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 43% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Civens 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Civens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière (ancienne), in Saint-Étienne-le-Molard, 7.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Civens.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
63 deaths in Civens between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 111: 43% below. The nearest emergency department to Civens is Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare, 12.7 mi away. One GP practises here. At birth, a girl in Loire can expect 85.6 years and a boy 80.8 (2025); across France, 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,080 a year per consumption unit. For its 650 residents in work, Civens has 500 jobs: 0.8 each. The unemployment rate comes to 6.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.4 mi off. At the general lycée, 99% of 300 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le PalaisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 197 | 89%−1 pt |
| Lycée du ForezNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 300 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Marcellin Champagnat PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 119 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
42 sales of houses and apartments in Civens, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,071/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,071/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Civens has a median age of 49.8 years. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Civens | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Civens. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'archéologie de Feurs3 km southwest, in FeursRuinsRuinsForum Segusiavorum2.8 km southwest, in FeursChâteauChâteauChâteau des comtes de Forez4.6 km west, in CleppéChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pravieux3.6 km north, in Pouilly-lès-FeursAttractionAttractionSite médiéval de Donzy3.9 km southeast, in Salt-en-DonzyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Civens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Civens.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civens | 1,468 | — | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 1.9 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 4.3 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Panissières | 2,911 | 5.1 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 8.7 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 11 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Civens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,071/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Civens grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Civens is a commune of 1,468 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
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.