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Population 7,133: a town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The picture is mixed. Households here earn well: 2.2 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. With a B overall, La Talaudière sits #36 of 48 in Loire. Set against the rest, it does better than 64% of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 La Talaudière does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Talaudière 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 no building in La Talaudière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument aux morts, in Saint-Étienne, 3.2 mi away.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near La Talaudière. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole4.5 km west, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezMuseumMuseumMusée des Verts3.8 km southwest, in Saint-ÉtienneMuseumMuseumLa Platine4.7 km southwest, in Saint-ÉtienneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vivert3.7 km northwest, in L'ÉtratMuseumMuseumLa Maison du Passementier3.6 km south, in Saint-Jean-BonnefondsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Talaudière.
Unemployment stands at 7.8%. The median disposable income was €27,170 a year per consumption unit, above Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 14.9% of commuters travelled 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.
Houses in La Talaudière sell for €2,802/m² and apartments for €2,507/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.32/m² a month, higher than Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €11.59/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,802/m² | 95 |
| Apartments | €2,507/m² | 123 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in La Talaudière: 79 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,175 residents of La Talaudière died, against 1,144 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. In Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of La Talaudière can choose among 6 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.
With 5,650 jobs for 2,600 working residents, La Talaudière draws people in from neighbouring communes. In all, 173 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 9.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.4. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (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 armed robbery, 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, 0.4% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
14% of residents are children under 15. Line up the people of La Talaudière by age and the one in the middle is 48.2. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, near Loire’s towns (28%) and lower than compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Talaudière | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 96% passed the bac pro, of 156 candidates at 2 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #34 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 179 | 88%−6 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
Nothing in La Talaudière is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Talaudière.
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 Talaudière | 7,133 | — | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Sorbiers | 8,116 | 1.1 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 6,563 | 1.9 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | 6,471 | 2.6 | B+ | C | C− | A |
| L'Étrat | 2,879 | 2.7 | A− | C− | B | A− |
| Saint-Étienne | 173,136 | 3.5 | C+ | A− | D− | B− |
| Villars | 7,664 | 3.6 | A | B+ | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #35 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #34 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 La Talaudière grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Talaudière is a commune of 7,133 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 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.