Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 918 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pradines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pradines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Vincent, in Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset, 3.1 mi away.
23% 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 Pradines.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pradines | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 450 residents in work, Pradines has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,760 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 5.7 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nicolas ContéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 89%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Pradines. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Pradines 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 Pradines yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pradines is a commune of 918 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône. 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.