Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 677 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Maringes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Maringes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Symphorien, in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, 5.2 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maringes.
20% are under 15, above Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Maringes is older than 42, half younger. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Maringes | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Maringes, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). 6.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 6.3% of working residents in Maringes didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Maringes, 98.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 100% of 186 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Raoul Follereau PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 99%+5 pts |
| Lycée des HorizonsNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 186 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel des Monts du Lyonnais PrivateBest against expectations: 22 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 84 | 94%+22 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.57/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Maringes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Maringes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du chapeau4 km southeast, in Chazelles-sur-LyonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bellegarde-en-Forez4.1 km west, in Bellegarde-en-ForezAttractionAttractionPuits de la Motte3.3 km northeast, in MeysPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Maringes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Maringes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maringes | 677 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 2.4 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 4.8 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise Rhône | 3,785 | 5.3 | A+ | B | B+ | B− |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 5.6 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Veauche | 8,975 | 7.3 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 8.3 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Maringes is a commune of 677 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.