Feurs grades A− overall: better than 83% of compared French towns, and #18 of 48 in Loire. At the median price of €1,848/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 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 walkability (A): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Feurs 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 Feurs.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
21.5% of commuters in Feurs go to work without a car, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Feurs number 6,050, against 2,950 residents in work (2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,840 a year per consumption unit, below Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: 11.0% of the labour force are out of work.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot14%
Public transport4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,050
jobs based in Feurs, 2 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,840
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 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Feurs, 99.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #9 of 50 in Loire on results.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Feurs are 65 or over, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Feurs is 50.7.
50.7median age
FeursLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Feurs earns a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.43/m² a month, close to Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 309 sales of houses and apartments in Feurs, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,848/m². Houses in Feurs sell for €2,007/m² and apartments for €1,694/m².
€1,848/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Feurs€1,848/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,007/m²
159
Apartments
€1,694/m²
150
€10.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.91 to €13.76/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.14/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
History
4 historic monuments in Feurs, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. 6.3% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Loire’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Feurs records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 82 in Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,163 deaths in Feurs between 2016 and 2025, close to the 1,164 that France’s rates at each age predict. The nearest emergency department to Feurs is Ch du Forez site de Montbrison, 12.4 mi away. There are 16 general practitioners here.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Feurs · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Feurs is higher than in 51% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 8.4 (2023–2025 average). The police record for Feurs lists 171 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
8.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage61
Burglary40
Other physical violence26
Family violence21
Vehicle theft13
Sexual violence10
Fraud64
Drug use60
Theft without violence54
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.
8.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
171
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.4%
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 armed robbery and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée d'archéologie de Feurs and 3 more in and around Feurs
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Feurs. Best known first.
Franck Montagny: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0 · Didier Tholot: Didiertholot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Geoffroy Guichard: The original uploader was Altrensa at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Romain Tillon: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0
Feurs’ 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 Feurs
Is Feurs safe?
It grades B− for safety, #29 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Feurs good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #9 of 50 in Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Feurs expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,848/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Feurs grades B+ for cost of living.
About Feurs
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Feurs is a commune of 8,367 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
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.
