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Population 235: a town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

235

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.07

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,520

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Grézolles a good place to live?

There are no grades for Grézolles: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Grézolles stand out

The 2 things Grézolles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

22% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

35% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 56.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe · Classé · Photo: Patrick gazel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Grézolles’ story

Grézolles in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Grézolles 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 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gilbert Nabonnand, born in 1828, is the one person born in Grézolles before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1930First protected: Chapelle Sainte-Barbe

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grézolles.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Grézolles, fewer than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below both Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Residents of Grézolles have a median age of 56.7.

56.7median age

GrézollesLoire medianFrance median

Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Grézolles
	Grézolles	Loire median	France median
Under 15	12%	17%	17%
15–24	9.4%	11%	11%
25–44	12%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	35%	25%	22%
No diploma	32%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	21%	28%	30%

Full pageGrézolles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages56.7 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2 people per household Born abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Grézolles?”

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

History

Old homes shape Grézolles: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Grézolles is Chapelle Sainte-Barbe.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

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Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Grézolles?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Grézolles has 2.3 jobs for every resident in work

Half of residents lived on more than €24,520 a year per consumption unit, below Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 1.2% of working residents in Grézolles at the census. The jobless rate is 10.1%.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot6%

Bicycle5%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

200

jobs based in Grézolles, 2.3 per working resident

10.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,520

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 2.3 per working resident Median income€24,520 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Grézolles than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.07/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Grézolles.

€7.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grézolles€7.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Loire median€10.17/m²

€7.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.48 to €9.11/m² a month)

€7.33/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGrézolles’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grézolles

11pages on Grézolles

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.8 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Grézolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Chapelle Sainte-BarbeChapel · 16th c.

Classé

Croix de carrefour de VerrièresCross · 15th c. · in Saint-Germain-Laval, 4.9 mi

Classé

Prieuré (ancien)Priory · 11th–16th c. · in Pommiers-en-Forez, 6 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th c. · in Solore-en-Forez, 6.2 mi

Photo credits

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe: Photo: Patrick gazel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Grézolles

One notable person was born in Grézolles.

Their page →

Gilbert NabonnandBotanist (1828-1903)

Grézolles’ 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 →

Boën-sur-LignonVillerestCommelle-VernayBalbignyLe CoteauRenaisonGrézolles

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Grézolles	235	—	—	—	—	—
Boën-sur-Lignon	3,001	8.3	B	A⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Villerest	5,172	11	A⁺	B⁺	A	A
Commelle-Vernay	3,050	11	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Balbigny	2,911	12	B	B	A	C⁺
Le Coteau	6,845	13	A	A⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Renaison	3,231	13	—	A⁻	—	B⁺

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

About Grézolles

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Grézolles is a commune of 235 people in the Communauté de communes des Vals d'Aix et Isable. 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: 235 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Vals d'Aix et Isable
Département: Loire (42)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code: 42106

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.