Précieux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% 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 32% 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 Précieux 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 Précieux.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Précieux works less well than 90% of compared French towns
200 jobs are based in Précieux, for 550 working residents (0.4 per worker). 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 6.6%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Précieux, 0.4 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Précieux run lower than in 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 59 deaths in Précieux from 2016 to 2025; there were 48, 18% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Précieux records 82 deaths per 100 expected, near Loire’s towns (82) and lower than compared French towns (88). Life expectancy at birth in Loire is 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Précieux · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
5.7 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 young town: 18% of people in Précieux are 15 to 24, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). At 40.5, the median resident of Précieux sits in the middle of the age range.
40.5median age
PrécieuxLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 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
Précieux keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Précieux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Précieux
Is Précieux safe?
Précieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Précieux good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Précieux
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Précieux is a commune of 1,042 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
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.
