Noirétable has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Noirétable 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Noirétable.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Noirétable run above what its ages would predict: 116 per 100 expected, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Noirétable. Life expectancy at birth in Loire is 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 365 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 237: 54% above. The nearest emergency department to Noirétable is Centre hospitalier de Thiers, 12.1 mi away.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw154
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Noirétable · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Thiers
12 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Thiers
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Noirétable than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.78/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,419/m², below both Loire’s towns (€2,075/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 41 homes were sold in Noirétable.
€1,419/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Noirétable€1,419/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,444/m²
40
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.65 to €11.61/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€5.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in Noirétable are 65 or over, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
9.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.
52median age
NoirétableLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Money is tighter in Noirétable than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,050 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Noirétable number 800, against 600 residents in work (1.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 7.4%, near Loire’s towns (8.6%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). 12.3% of the town’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 78% drove.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
800
jobs based in Noirétable, 1.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Noirétable keeps more of its old housing than Loire or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Noirétable, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Noirétable has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in Noirétable. Graded property crimes ran at 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.7 (2023–2025 average). 21 offenses were reported in Noirétable during 2025.
3.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary14
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
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.
3.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
43.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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 (43.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Croix-Guirande and 7 more in and around Noirétable
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Noirétable. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Noirétable
Is Noirétable safe?
Noirétable has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Is Noirétable expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Noirétable grades A for cost of living.
About Noirétable
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Noirétable is a commune of 1,585 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
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.