Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
538 residents make their home in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Mizérieux is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mizérieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur l'Aix, in Pommiers-en-Forez, 5.2 mi away.
14% 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 Mizérieux.
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. The middle age in Mizérieux is 39.2.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mizérieux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,160 a year per consumption unit. Mizérieux holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. 3.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.1 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Michel de MontaigneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 90%±0 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Mizérieux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mizérieux 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 Mizérieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizérieux | 538 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 2.3 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 4.6 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 8.2 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Panissières | 2,911 | 8.6 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 11 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 13 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mizérieux is a commune of 538 people in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. 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.