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In Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 520 residents.
La Côte-Saint-Didier isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Two fifths of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things La Côte-Saint-Didier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Côte-Saint-Didier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Solore-en-Forez, 4.4 mi away.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Côte-Saint-Didier.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). A quarter of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Côte-Saint-Didier | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,970 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in La Côte-Saint-Didier number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 4.7% of working residents in La Côte-Saint-Didier to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in La Côte-Saint-Didier.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Côte-Saint-Didier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Côte-Saint-Didier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Côte-Saint-Didier | 520 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 8.2 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Courpière Puy-de-Dôme | 4,166 | 15 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Thiers Puy-de-Dôme | 11,637 | 15 | C | A | D | C |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 17 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 17 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 17 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Côte-Saint-Didier is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.