Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,879 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
L'Étrat grades A− overall: better than 83% of compared French towns, and #19 of 48 in Loire. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing L'Étrat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares L'Étrat 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in L'Étrat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near L'Étrat. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole2 km south, in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
MuseumMusée des transports urbains de Saint-Étienne et sa région1.5 km southwest, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezMuseumMuseumMusée des Verts3.2 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneMuseumMuseumLa Platine4.2 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneMuseumMuseumMusée de la mine Jean-Marie Somet3 km southwest, in VillarsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Étrat.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
220 deaths in L'Étrat between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 290: 24% below. Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of L'Étrat can choose among 8 GPs.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In L'Étrat, houses go for €2,624/m² and apartments for €2,287/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.74/m² a month, higher than Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 83 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,624/m² | 48 |
| Apartments | €2,287/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 7.8% are unemployed. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
15% are under 15, below both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. At 48.3, the median resident of L'Étrat sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| L'Étrat | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Violence against people ran at 2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.5 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 41 offenses in L'Étrat in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were burglary than anything else (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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (12.7% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 307 candidates at 3 lycées. A collège lies 1.6 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #26 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les ChampsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 185 | 79%−8 pts |
| Lycée Simone WeilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 238 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège Jules VallèsBest against expectations: 22 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 65 | 94%+22 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.8% of the total, 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
L'Étrat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in L'Étrat yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Étrat | 2,879 | — | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | 6,471 | 0.9 | B+ | C | C− | A |
| Villars | 7,664 | 1.7 | A | B+ | C | A |
| La Talaudière | 7,133 | 2.7 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Saint-Héand | 3,665 | 2.9 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| La Fouillouse | 4,630 | 3 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B |
| Saint-Genest-Lerpt | 6,181 | 3.2 | B+ | B− | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #21 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns and #26 of 50 in Loire. 95% of 238 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Simone Weil in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so L'Étrat grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
L'Étrat is a commune of 2,879 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.