Work and incomes lag (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 16.8% unemployment. Le Chambon-Feugerolles grades C+ overall, better than 39% of compared French towns, and ranks #44 of 48 in Loire. It also trails on safety (C−) — an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 21.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its best grade is for cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car: 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Le Chambon-Feugerolles 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.
Château de Feugerolles: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Chambon-Feugerolles.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Le Chambon-Feugerolles costs less than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.85/m² a month
€1,510/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,510/m²: 265 houses and apartments sold in Le Chambon-Feugerolles between July 2023 and June 2026. The split in the town: €1,958/m² for houses, €933/m² for apartments. The sales split: 54% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Chambon-Feugerolles€1,510/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,958/m²
144
Apartments
€933/m²
121
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €11.54/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Saint-Etienne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Le Chambon-Feugerolles has higher unemployment than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 16.8%
17%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €20,930 a year per consumption unit, below both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 17.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport10%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
4,400
jobs based in Le Chambon-Feugerolles, 1.1 per working resident
16.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Le Chambon-Feugerolles sits above 78% of compared French towns
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
The police record for Le Chambon-Feugerolles lists 336 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage148
Burglary45
Other physical violence39
Family violence38
Vehicle theft29
Theft from vehicles23
Sexual violence14
Drug use136
Fraud80
Theft without violence51
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.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
336
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Le Chambon-Feugerolles has a higher adjusted death rate than 72% of compared French towns
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,303 deaths in Le Chambon-Feugerolles from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,499, 15% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Le Chambon-Feugerolles records 97 deaths per 100 expected, above Loire’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88) alike. Also worth knowing: there are 4 general practitioners here. In Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Le Chambon-Feugerolles · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. 6.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below 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
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Le Chambon-Feugerolles are under 15, more than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns
42.8median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, about level with Loire’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Le Chambon-Feugerolles are older than 42.8. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.
Le Chambon-FeugerollesLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
88.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 3.4 points above the expected rate
93%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Chambon-Feugerolles is 89.3%, lower than both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #36 of 50 in Loire.
Le Chambon-Feugerolles is a commune of 12,314 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
Population
12,314 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Saint-Etienne Métropole
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
42044
Le Chambon-Feugerolles’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Chambon-Feugerolles
Is Le Chambon-Feugerolles safe?
It grades C− for safety, #39 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 148 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Chambon-Feugerolles good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #36 of 50 in Loire. 90% of 110 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jacob Holtzer in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Chambon-Feugerolles expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,510/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Chambon-Feugerolles grades A− for cost of living.
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.
