Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 69 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Palogneux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Palogneux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Palogneux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
54% 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 Palogneux.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Palogneux by age and the one in the middle is 44.4.
40% women, 60% men
About 66 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Palogneux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Palogneux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment runs at 6.5%. No commute at all: 10.3% of working residents in Palogneux at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.25/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Palogneux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Palogneux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Frédérique Défrade · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Palogneux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palogneux | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 4.1 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 12 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 12 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 14 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 15 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Ambert Puy-de-Dôme | 6,517 | 16 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Palogneux is a commune of 69 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
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.