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A town of 629 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Parigny a good place to live?

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

Maison dite la Prévôté (ancienne maison du prévôt)
Maison dite la Prévôté (ancienne maison du prévôt) · Inscrit · Photo: Municipalitéparigny · CC BY-SA 4.0
Parigny’s story

Parigny in pictures

Parigny has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Maison dite la Prévôté (ancienne maison du prévôt)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parigny.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Parigny, above Loire’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Parigny are older than 40.8.

40.8median age
ParignyLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Parigny
ParignyLoire medianFrance median
Under 1523%17%17%
15–249.4%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education30%28%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Parigny: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Parigny has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Parigny walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

Per resident in work, Parigny counts 2 jobs (600 jobs, 300 workers). Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €26,250 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Parigny, 2 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Parigny than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 84.0%

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

Near Parigny, 86.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, lower than both Loire’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 2.5 mi off. General-bac pupils go 3.6 mi to the nearest lycée.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Parigny86.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Parigny84.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège les ÉtinesNearest collègeCollègeCollège13486%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Étienne LegrandNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée6184%−1 pt
84%
passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.5 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 Parigny than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month

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

Houses were 94% of what sold. The market in Parigny: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Parigny€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire median€10.17/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.80/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Maison de la Prévôté and 6 more in and around Parigny

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Parigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Parigny

13pages on Parigny

Landmarks

Parigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Maison dite la Prévôté (ancienne maison du prévôt): Photo: Municipalitéparigny · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Parigny

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Parigny as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Parigny’s neighbors

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

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Commelle-VernayLe CoteauVillerestRoanneRiorgesMablyCommelle-VernayLe CoteauVillerestRoanneRiorgesMablyParigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Parigny629—————
Commelle-Vernay3,0501.7A+A−A+A−
Le Coteau6,8452.5AA−B−B+
Villerest5,1722.8A+B+AA
Roanne35,4093.7B+ADB+
Riorges11,1394.6A−B+B−B+
Mably7,2335.9B+A−C+B−

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

About Parigny

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Parigny is a commune of 629 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais 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

Population
629 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
42166

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.