Poncins has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of 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 Poncins 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 Poncins.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Poncins works less well than 100% of compared French towns
4.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.3% of commuters at the census. Poncins holds 100 jobs; 650 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €27,920 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Poncins, 0.2 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Poncins’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 90% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
56 deaths in Poncins between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 80: 30% below. The nearest emergency department to Poncins is Ch du Forez site de Montbrison, 9.7 mi away. Also worth knowing: average lifespans in Loire: 85.6 years for women, 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Poncins · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 22% of people in Poncins are under 15, more than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
39.6median age
PoncinsLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 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 Poncins: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Poncins has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Poncins
Is Poncins safe?
Poncins has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Poncins
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Poncins is a commune of 1,318 people in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. 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.
