Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 842 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pralong is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pralong as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte (ancienne), in Champdieu, 1.6 mi away.
16% 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 Pralong.
16% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below both Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Pralong is 45.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pralong | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Pralong counts 0.4 jobs (150 jobs, 400 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.88/m² a month. Pralong recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Pralong. Best known first.
Nothing in Pralong 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 Pralong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pralong | 842 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 4.4 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 4.6 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 5.9 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 4,142 | 8.9 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 10 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 11 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pralong is a commune of 842 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez 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
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.