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With 3,872 residents, it is a town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Crime is low: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 14.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a B+ overall, Fraisses is better than 74% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #26 of 48 in Loire. It also does well on walkability (B+) — 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,830/m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Fraisses does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fraisses 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Fraisses counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fraisses. Best known first.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy1.6 km east, in FirminyAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert1.9 km east, in FirminyAttractionAttractionUnité d'habitation de Firminy-Vert1.5 km southeast, in FirminyAttractionAttractionStade de Firminy-Vert1.8 km east, in FirminyAttractionAttractionChâteau des Bruneaux1.4 km southeast, in FirminyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fraisses.
8.9% 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%). 650 jobs are based in Fraisses, for 1,650 working residents (0.4 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €26,370 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Fraisses logged 71 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence and sexual violence, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.68/m² a month, about level with Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €2,457/m² in Fraisses, apartments for €1,390/m². 100 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,457/m² | 53 |
| Apartments | €1,390/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Fraisses is Château Dorian. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
335 deaths in Fraisses between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 390: 14% below. Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 6 general practitioners in the town.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Fraisses, 90.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #40 of 50 in Loire. Also worth knowing: the nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les BruneauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 81%−5 pts |
| Lycée Albert CamusNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 224 | 95%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Firmin PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 62 | 92%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Typical age in Fraisses: 44.9, the median. 23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Loire’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fraisses | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Fraisses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château Dorian: Photo: Nyagrodha · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fraisses as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraisses | 3,872 | — | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Firminy | 17,060 | 1.1 | B− | A | D | B |
| Unieux | 8,514 | 1.2 | B | B | C+ | A |
| Aurec-sur-Loire Haute-Loire | 6,164 | 3.1 | A | A− | A− | B+ |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 12,314 | 3.1 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Saint-Just-Malmont Haute-Loire | 4,239 | 3.7 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Roche-la-Molière | 9,843 | 4 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #17 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #40 of 50 in Loire. The lycée stands out: 95% of 224 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Camus in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,830/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fraisses grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fraisses is a commune of 3,872 people in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. 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.