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A town of 1,075 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Planfoy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 45% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Planfoy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Planfoy 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Planfoy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument aux morts, in Saint-Étienne, 4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Planfoy.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Loire can expect 85.6 years and a boy 80.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 69 deaths in Planfoy from 2016 to 2025; there were 38, 45% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Planfoy is Hopital Prive de la Loire, 2.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Planfoy from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments. The sales split: 86% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 89% of 65 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. At the two general lycées, 93% of 620 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Portail RougeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 85%−1 pt |
| Cité scolaire Monnet Fourneyron - LEGT Jean MonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 205 | 98%+3 pts |
| Cité scolaire Monnet Fourneyron - Lycée professionnel Benoît Fourneyron - site MétareBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 65 | 89%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,790 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Planfoy counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 500 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.4% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Planfoy | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Planfoy. Best known first.
MuseumLa Rotonde4.4 km northwest, in Saint-ÉtienneAttractionAttractionBalade en âne3.9 km east, in La Valla-en-GierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pérusel3.5 km south, in Saint-Genest-MalifauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Perrotière4.8 km north, in Saint-ÉtienneChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche3.6 km north, in Saint-ÉtiennePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Planfoy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Planfoy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planfoy | 1,075 | — | — | A | — | A+ |
| Saint-Genest-Malifaux | 2,921 | 3.1 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| La Ricamarie | 8,039 | 3.4 | B+ | A | D | A− |
| Saint-Étienne | 173,136 | 3.8 | C+ | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 6,563 | 4.6 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 12,314 | 5 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Roche-la-Molière | 9,843 | 6.2 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Planfoy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 205 candidates passed the bac at Cité scolaire Monnet Fourneyron - LEGT Jean Monnet in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Planfoy is a commune of 1,075 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Pilat. 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.