Perreux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 31% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,805/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Perreux 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 Perreux.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Fewer people in Perreux are out of work than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%
Half of residents lived on more than €27,790 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,000
jobs based in Perreux, 1.1 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Perreux costs less than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,805/m²: 47 houses and apartments sold in Perreux between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €8.53/m² a month.
€1,805/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Perreux€1,805/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,807/m²
46
€8.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.37 to €10.30/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 4.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 264 candidates at 3 lycées. The bac pass rate near Perreux is 94.5%, close to Loire’s towns (93.4%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.9 mi off.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Perreux sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 277 residents of Perreux died, against 240 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. Average lifespans in Loire: 85.6 years for women, 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Perreux · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are more common in Perreux than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 33% of adults
Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Children under 15 make up 18%, close to both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
46.9median age
PerreuxLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Perreux: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Perreux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Perreux
Is Perreux safe?
Perreux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Perreux good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Perreux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,805/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Perreux grades A− for cost of living.
About Perreux
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Perreux is a commune of 2,111 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
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.
