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It is a town of 555 residents in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Magneux-Haute-Rive a good place to live?

Magneux-Haute-Rive is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just 9% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Magneux-Haute-Rive stand out

The one thing Magneux-Haute-Rive does most differently from other towns.

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Magneux-Haute-Rive’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Magneux-Haute-Rive, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magneux-Haute-Rive.

Who lives here

Children make up 25% of Magneux-Haute-Rive, above Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Aged 15 to 24: 8.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 9% of the town, lower than both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Magneux-Haute-Rive in two is 37.7.

37.7median age
Magneux-Haute-RiveLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Magneux-Haute-Rive
Magneux-Haute-RiveLoire medianFrance median
Under 1525%17%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4432%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+9%25%22%
No diploma7.7%20%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education30%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Magneux-Haute-Rive keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Magneux-Haute-Rive, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.5% of commuters in Magneux-Haute-Rive go to work without a car, fewer than in Loire’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €26,950 a year per consumption unit, above Loire’s towns (€25,635) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 6.5% are unemployed. Jobs based in Magneux-Haute-Rive number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Magneux-Haute-Rive, 0.3 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Magneux-Haute-Rive is €9.94/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Magneux-Haute-Rive recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Magneux-Haute-Rive€9.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire median€10.17/m²
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.61 to €12.98/m² a month)
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Écopôle du Forez and 3 more in and around Magneux-Haute-Rive

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Magneux-Haute-Rive. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Magneux-Haute-Rive

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Landmarks

Magneux-Haute-Rive has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Magneux-Haute-Rive

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Magneux-Haute-Rive yet.

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Magneux-Haute-Rive’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Montrond-les-BainsFeursSavigneuxMontbrisonSaint-Romain-le-PuySaint-GalmierMontrond-les-BainsFeursSavigneuxMontbrisonSaint-Romain-le-PuySaint-GalmierMagneux-Haute-Rive
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Magneux-Haute-Rive555—————
Montrond-les-Bains5,6523.9AB−B+A−
Feurs8,3675.5A−B+B−C+
Savigneux3,5095.9A+B−A−B
Montbrison16,1236.8A−B+C−B−
Saint-Romain-le-Puy4,1428.4AB+AA+
Saint-Galmier5,8298.9A−C+AC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Magneux-Haute-Rive

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Magneux-Haute-Rive is a commune of 555 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

Population
555 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
42130

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.