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Home to 5,652 people, this town lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A town without an obvious weak point. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. Montrond-les-Bains grades A overall, better than 90% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #11 of 48 in Loire. Homes sell for a median €2,344/m², so 70 m² costs 6.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. Health outcomes beat most towns (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Montrond-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montrond-les-Bains 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.
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Montrond-les-Bains has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montrond-les-Bains.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
533 deaths in Montrond-les-Bains between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 666: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Montrond-les-Bains is Ch du Forez site de Montbrison, 9.4 mi away. Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Montrond-les-Bains can choose among 10 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
26% of adults hold a degree, below Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Montrond-les-Bains | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
All told, Montrond-les-Bains had 125 recorded offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.2 violent offenses and 11.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4% of the total, lower than both Loire’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,344/m²: 210 houses and apartments sold in Montrond-les-Bains between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, between Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €2,487/m² locally, apartments for €2,008/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,487/m² | 132 |
| Apartments | €2,008/m² | 78 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Households’ median disposable income: €26,760 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 3.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Saint-Pierre PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 48 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montrond-les-Bains. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montrondin townAttractionAttractionLa ferme des délices foréziens3.5 km northeast, in Saint-Cyr-les-VignesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourcieux2.8 km west, in Chalain-le-ComtalPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Montrond-les-Bains has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (restes): Photo: Groumfy69 · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montrond-les-Bains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | — | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 5 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| Veauche | 8,975 | 5.8 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 7 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 7.3 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Sury-le-Comtal | 6,621 | 7.5 | A | A− | B+ | A |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 7.7 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #20 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,344/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montrond-les-Bains grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montrond-les-Bains is a commune of 5,652 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.