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A town of 485 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Neaux a good place to live?

Neaux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Neaux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Neaux’s story

No historic monuments in Neaux

The Culture ministry lists no building in Neaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Vincent, in Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset, 4.4 mi away.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neaux.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Neaux are under 15, more than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns

Among adults, 25% have a degree. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.

44.2median age
NeauxLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Neaux
NeauxLoire medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma16%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education25%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Neaux than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

50 jobs are based in Neaux, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,790 a year per consumption unit, near Loire’s towns (€25,635) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.2%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Neaux, 0.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 7.3 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.4 mi away.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Neaux89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Nicolas ContéNearest collègeCollègeCollège8589%−3 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Neaux than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.22/m² a month

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

18 houses and apartments changed hands in Neaux from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 78% were houses.

€8.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Neaux€8.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire median€10.17/m²
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €10.54/m² a month)
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Neaux

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Landmarks

Nothing in Neaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Neaux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Neaux yet.

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Neaux’s neighbors

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

All towns in Loire →
Le CoteauCommelle-VernayVillerestRoanneAmplepuisThizy-les-BourgsLe CoteauCommelle-VernayVillerestRoanneAmplepuisThizy-les-BourgsNeaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Neaux485—————
Le Coteau6,8456.1AA−B−B+
Commelle-Vernay3,0506.1A+A−A+A−
Villerest5,1727.1A+B+AA
Roanne35,4097.4B+ADB+
Amplepuis Rhône4,8767.4A−ACB−
Thizy-les-Bourgs Rhône5,7718.5A−A+C+B

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

About Neaux

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Neaux is a commune of 485 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône. 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
485 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.5 km²)
INSEE code
42153

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.