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The town, home to 1,140 people, lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health is its strong suit (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,589/m² costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. Where it falls short is walkability (D): 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. La Valla-en-Gier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things La Valla-en-Gier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Valla-en-Gier 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.
La Valla-en-Gier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
La Valla-en-Gier has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Valla-en-Gier.
Unemployment stood at 4.0%, lower than both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, La Valla-en-Gier counts 0.1 jobs (100 jobs, 550 workers). The median disposable income is €26,530 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 58 residents of La Valla-en-Gier died, against 74 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Valla-en-Gier is Hopital du Gier Mco, 4.1 mi away.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here. Degrees are held by 33% of adults, higher than both Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). At 37.5, the median resident of La Valla-en-Gier sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Valla-en-Gier | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Valla-en-Gier is Aérium Rocheclaine. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,589/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in La Valla-en-Gier from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.95/m² a month, above Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,636/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near La Valla-en-Gier, 85.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre JoannonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 88%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel hôtelier les BruyèresNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 52 | 85%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
La Valla-en-Gier 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 La Valla-en-Gier 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 Valla-en-Gier | 1,140 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Saint-Chamond | 35,646 | 3.9 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 6,563 | 4.5 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| L'Horme | 4,806 | 5.2 | C | C+ | C− | B |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 4,699 | 5.5 | A− | C− | B+ | B |
| La Talaudière | 7,133 | 6.2 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Saint-Étienne | 173,136 | 6.2 | C+ | A− | D− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Valla-en-Gier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. 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 €1,589/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Valla-en-Gier grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Valla-en-Gier is a commune of 1,140 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 8, 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.