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A town of 941 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Cordelle a good place to live?

Cordelle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Cordelle stand out

The one thing Cordelle does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Cordelle

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

The nearest classé monument is Muraille de porphyre dite Château Brûlé, in Villerest, 3.4 mi away.

32% 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 Cordelle.

Who lives here

Few people in Cordelle are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Loire’s towns and compared French towns

19% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, below Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older.

44.4median age
CordelleLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cordelle
CordelleLoire medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–247.2%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma25%20%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education26%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Cordelle, 4.9%, runs below Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Cordelle: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,910 a year per consumption unit, in line with Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Cordelle, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Cordelle costs less than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.92/m² a month

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

34 sales of houses and apartments in Cordelle, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,868/m².

€1,868/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cordelle€1,868/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,868/m²34
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.01 to €10.43/m² a month)
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Retro Machines and 6 more in and around Cordelle

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Cordelle. Best known first.

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

13pages on Cordelle

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Cordelle

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

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Cordelle’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 →
Commelle-VernayVillerestLe CoteauRoanneRiorgesMablyCommelle-VernayVillerestLe CoteauRoanneRiorgesMablyCordelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cordelle941—————
Commelle-Vernay3,0503.9A+A−A+A−
Villerest5,1724.3A+B+AA
Le Coteau6,8455.7AA−B−B+
Roanne35,4096.7B+ADB+
Riorges11,1397.1A−B+B−B+
Mably7,2338.9B+A−C+B−

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

About Cordelle

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Cordelle is a commune of 941 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
941 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²)
INSEE code
42070

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.