Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leigneux.
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Leigneux, fewer than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, close to Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Leigneux in two is 46.2. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
46.2median age
LeigneuxLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Leigneux has higher unemployment than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 13.7%
Jobs located in Leigneux: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). 2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,300 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Leigneux, 0.2 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Leigneux, 99.0% passed the bac, above Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Leigneux
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Leigneux is a commune of 359 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
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.
